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Photo: Peter Hodkinson sprinting to victory at the JK. Credit: Rob Lines New Head of Development Welcome to British Orienteering coaches into 4 communities across Greater Manchester. Compasspoint are the proud would like to welcome supplier of Noname clothing, the Great Britain Orienteering Craig Anthony to Previously I was also the British Orienteering club development lead in It is with great sadness that I am leaving Team’s official kit supplier. British Orienteering after 9 happy years who joins us as the Greater Manchester where I worked with voluntary with the organisation. Working at British Visit the Compasspoint event shop to buy from the extensive Head of Development. clubs to assist them in Orienteering has been a great experience and I have been fortunate to work with a Craig says, “I’m excited to identifying funding, work range of the latest kit or visit our website: fantastic team of people, ably led by Mike be joining the team as my towards accreditation and Hamilton. www.compasspoint-online.co.uk experience of working with develop their governance orienteering, as part of my structures. When you are caught up with the day to previous role at Greater Sport, day workload it is often easy to forget all Sport has played a Club clothing orders welcome. Visit: has always been extremely that you (and the team) have achieved large part in my life; positive and I look forward over the years, but on reflection now I it has opened up lots www.nonamesport.com to working with the wider can see that we have taken great strides of opportunities to orienteering community to forward within the sport and achieved and use the MYDESIGN Tool to design your clubs new clothing. me and has always achieve growth in participation. many things that I am very proud of. provided me with a large group of friends who share a One of my favourite jobs is putting At GreaterSport I was the lead He joins the team at an exciting similar interest. As a qualified together Focus magazine. It is always a contact for national governing time as we aim to build on the coach in a number of sports I challenge sourcing editorial right up to the bodies (NGB) and have worked success of last year, which saw have the ability to support and last minute but I then have the pleasure with the majority of the 46 the creation of our new Sport develop the skills of others. I of bringing it all to life with our designer nationally funded NGBs at all England funded products and an see sport as a vital component Glynn at GR Creative who I must thank levels of their organisations overall increase in participation. in any person’s life and as such for making our magazine one of the best from Chief Executives to local Craig will also be using his feel it is my duty to encourage looking of any National Governing Body. officers to develop projects past experience to support and everyone to maintain a lifelong I will be editing the next edition in and programmes to increase develop clubs and volunteers to participation in sport and October so you will be hearing from me participation. I worked closely ensure a gateway into traditional with British Orienteering physical activity. again! As always, if you would like to orienteering is provided and that contribute to Focus magazine, email: to develop and roll out a club officials and volunteers are programme around the Mike Hamilton says, “After an [email protected] extensive recruitment process adequately supported. On behalf Community O initiative where On a final note, many members regularly the Board and staff welcome of all our members I would like we recruited, trained, developed ask me about my shooting career and Craig to British Orienteering as to wish Craig every success in his and deployed Community O I am delighted to announce that I will our new Head of Development. new role.” be competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. As an athlete myself, I appreciate how much hard work is required to compete at the highest level and so I will of course be looking forward WOC 2015 to reporting on WOC in the next edition. Maximising Development Opportunities Good luck to all the team! By Hilary Quick Caroline Povey Marketing Manager My last article for Focus be well addressed with regular describe suitable activities well). referred to the notion of (preferably weekly) club meets Some of these activities need “momentum” rather than where you go out and play, resources to be created and a “legacy” as the key to perhaps with an element of selction will be available via the developing the sport (ie. don’t racing, but not necessarily. WOC2015 website soon. Your expect to suddenly start stuff Various “clubnight” formats exist additional suggestions will be Contents after the event), and I raised and these can be adapted to suit most welcome. New Staff & WOC 2015 3 some questions. Quite a the situation. Chief Executive’s Update 4 number of people contacted Across Scotland we will be me with positive views, and I Articles elsewhere have described providing free one-day “Coaching NFU Mutual Membership Pages 6 hope there’s been some fruitful novel competition formats, Foundation” courses. This course European Championships 8 discussions in clubs. Here’s a but I suggest that clubs should will give experienced orienteers Catherine Taylor Profile 10 reminder of what I asked: encourage the kind of playing an introduction to the skills that reminds us of the fun and and techniques they can use to JK Festival of Orienteering 12 • how do you welcome new satisfaction that our sport gives. ensure that a newcomer’s early JK Mapping 16 members? It’s well known that if you’re experience of the sport is totally • how do you build members’ always racing, you’re not going positive – hence the inclusion Coaching Update 17 orienteering skills? to improve your skills as much as as part of WOC “Development”. British Orienteering 18 • what do you do as a club? if you just get out there and play. These free courses are exclusively Championships • how well would you cope A race has only one winner, but for members of SOA clubs, Development Team Update 22 Compass Point, PO Box 274, Lytham St Annes, Lancs. FY8 9FX with a sudden influx of if everyone masters a skill, you’re as they have been funded by Tel: +44 (0) 1253 795597 Fax: +44 (0) 1253 739460 // email: [email protected] newcomers? all winners! sportscotland; however, we are Xplorer to Clubs 24 • how do you support your looking at possibilities of running MDOC Night League 26 A good coach will be able to coaches? similar courses in England. Major Events Update 28 • how effectively do you draw produce ideas for activities quite newcomers in? easily, and many have appeared Please get in touch if you’d like York City Race 29 elsewhere (indeed there are a course to be run near you: Contacts 30 The first three questions can several excellent books that [email protected]

More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 3 A lot seems to have happened since the a coach has been through the The insurers cannot provide public in what is a good deal for Caroline Hopefully by the time you read criminal record checking process liability cover at a reasonable price and the company. Caroline has this you may also have had the Chief Executive’s last edition of Focus. I’ll try to highlight and you should always make sure for all participants at an event in made a massive impact on British pleasure of watching Caroline any coach you are using to coach a single package, members and Orienteering and has acted as competing at the Commonwealth By Mike Hamilton, the key issues that you should be aware children or vulnerable adults has non-members; it is simply not a my ‘second in charge’ during the Games in Glasgow. Caroline is Chief Executive of with a series of short updates. been cleared. Due to the changes sustainable solution for us as it last few years. Much of the work a regular member of the Great Update in the law the checking process will cost too much per event and Caroline has led on including Britain Shooting team and is the is slightly different in each of the entail significant administrative the print portal, our website, current British Champion but this home nations and we cannot overhead. membership database, Focus will be her first Commonwealth require a check if a coach is not magazine and the branding and Games. The insurers accept that some working directly with children. resourcing to support Xplorer are Coaching participants can ‘play’ the system held up by our by travelling to events in different Board of Like most governing funding partners Insurance areas and participating in more bodies of sport we have as examples of then three ‘come and try it’ events. Directors been battling with a There’s been quite a lot of email good practice, qualification system Lines Rob Credit traffic regarding the insurance Clubs, club officials, event officials even though The Board is now in its that has not quite scheme, particularly from clubs and members all have public we are a small next incarnation with met our needs. After a in Scotland, although the issues liability cover regardless and all governing body. great deal of reflection 6 elected directors, 3 raised certainly apply to clubs in clubs need to keep lists of people the National Source Personally I will independent appointed the remainder of the UK. attending all events. Group for Coaching has miss Caroline’s directors and the Chief reached the conclusion The problems raised are support and Executive. The elected that we need to focus particularly around how our public Staff Update friendship but liability insurance covers non- know this move, directors are all members, far more on producing Craig Anthony has joined members attending events. after 9 years active orienteers that are coaches that can British Orienteering as Head of with British elected at the AGM by operate independently The insurance situation is currently Development and is settling into Orienteering, is rather than as an very clear and is exactly the same his role well. Craig places a high you as members and the the right move ‘assistant’ coach to as it has been for 5 years or more. level of importance on meeting independent directors for her. She a more experienced Non-members attending events with club officials and will be leaves British are openly recruited coach. We are going can participate in 3 events under trying to create opportunities to Orienteering in a and appointed by an to encourage more of the ‘come and try it’ approach and meet all clubs in due course. great position and whilst it will be you to move directly will be covered for public liability. appointments panel. We challenging for another person to On behalf of all the to UKCC Level 2 rather However once they have attended Sarah Hague is leaving British use the independent follow in her footsteps there is a than starting at Level 1. 3 events they will no longer be Orienteering and can take great National Office staff I real opportunity for a directors to fill skill gaps covered. pride in the improvements she would like to wish her a on the Board and we now By using a variety of has led within the Talent and delivery methods we successful competition have an independent The queries raised are about where Performance Programmes. Whilst recruit to build on the foundations should be able to make this leaves the organising club and not everyone will welcome the Caroline has created and to where I’m sure all her with legal expertise, the process of helping its officials. changes Sarah has made there refocus on promoting orienteering training and experience an independent with you demonstrate your is no doubt that we have a and communicating with will pay dividends. financial and governance competence against the Under the current cover the programme that is more aligned members and others interested in criteria easier and less following applies: to good practice as determined orienteering. expertise and the latest costly – financially and a) The club and its officials will be by UK Sport and the other sports appointment of Rosie in your time. Williams OBE brings covered by the public liability councils than at any time over the UKCC Level 1 will still insurance regardless of the last 8 years. The programme has an independent with be appropriate for those non-members situation to date also hit its targets agreed National Office with funding partners which is no talent and performance of you that are working b) All members participating After much discussion and debate the Board have mean task in itself. Sarah is now expertise. in an assistant role but or volunteering as an event agreed to relocate the National Office. I’d always hoped recognised by UK Sport and the we feel that moving official will be covered to be able to move our National Office to one of the We also have a more the emphasis for entry sports councils, particularly Sport c) Non-members will be covered governing body centres such as Sheffield, Loughborough balanced Board with qualification directly to England as an expert in talent by public liability for 3 events or Manchester. Unfortunately after much discussion I’ve Level 2 will be a more development and recruiting her 3 from 10 directors but will not have personal had to accept that those option would have increased our practical solution for replacement will be challenging. currently being women. public liability cover for running costs considerably. Although such a move would you. participating in further events. It is clear that there are a number have improved our ability to work with, network and Scott Collier stepped We have also been of points of conflict between learn from other governing bodies of sport, it could not down as an elected looking at how we can A COMPETITOR In discussion with our insurers the programme under Sarah’s be achieved without an increase in our costs. director at the AGM. provide more support there is a way we can provide leadership and some of our AT THE JK2014 The current office costs us around £20,000 per annum Scott has been extremely to our coaches and public liability insurance for non- membership but it is also clear SPRINT RACE members who attend more than to me that there remains a need and we hope to be moving later in the summer to offices active as a director once a survey that is currently in progress 3 events. for further change and that talent on the other side of Matlock that are roughly half the and his opinions and is analysed we should development and performance space and at around one third of the current costs. We be holding some regional coaching and associations to use licenced • The club can charge non- views have always been better understand the views and sport have changed significantly do have a reduced staff now from 3 years ago and more conferences during 2014 and a coaches – using a licenced coach members £5 for seniors and needs of our coaches. This is over the last 10 years. British of the staff are remote workers reducing the need for the worth paying particular national conference probably early gives you the confidence that the £2 for juniors and we can really important to us; our CPD Orienteering is not provided with large office space attention to. Personally in 2015. coach is not only qualified but make them members of Group has been doing some great government funding for doing is up to date in their knowledge British Orienteering. They will we currently use. I will miss Scott and his work to try to make it as easy as Alongside this work we have also what it has ‘always done’ it is only and practices and carries £5m become ‘floating’ members and advice and guidance possible for our coaches to keep been working with Sport Coach UK provided funding for delivering We will of course professional indemnity insurance effectively it costs them little to their knowledge and practice to look at coach licencing schemes modernisation / change and let you know when greatly. I hope that we cover. have the security. The club takes in line with good practice. We to see where we can learn from additional or enhanced services to we have secured a will see him return to their details and passes them recognise how important it is for other governing bodies of sport There remain a few issues with our talented athletes. lease and when we the Board at some point on to the National Office whilst our active coaches to stay up to and to update our scheme to make the CPD aspects of the licence will be changing our providing the non-member with Caroline Povey is also leaving in the not too distant date particularly since there is a it more meaningful to our coaches. but we are hopeful we will be address and contact a welcome letter in addition to British Orienteering at the end of future. requirement to do so under the We need to start to promote our able to resolve these shortly. It is regular communication about the summer. Caroline has been details. ‘duty of care’ that a coach has. We licenced coaches more strongly also worth noting that the licence the clubs activities. ‘head hunted’ by a local company hope as a part of this exercise to and encourage our parents, clubs does not provide assurance that

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British Orienteering University Club of the Year

University of Bristol Some of the Orienteering Club UBOC team competing at (UBOC) are the 2013 BUCS British Orienteering AGMAfter a great day of JK Sprint Members of the meeting University Club Credit Wendy Wendy Credit Carlyle orienteering at the Singleton then went on to discuss of the Year whilst Campus of Swansea proposal 4 regarding Cambridge University University, British Orienteering Map Scales at Level A Orienteering club held its Annual General and B events. An in-depth Carol were the runners up. Silva Award 2014 Meeting at Fulham House on discussion was held, where plans and The Silva Award is presented Promoting Sport and the campus. This year’s AGM members raised a number controls To highlight the to a person or persons was the first to be chaired by of interesting and insightful many excellent work that who have made a very Recreation in Forests Martin Ward (SYO), and had points. The vote results events these Clubs are significant contribution to 60 attendees representing a were 75.4% FOR and 24.6% and is the The Sport and undertaking, below orienteering over a period of wide range of orienteering AGAINST and therefore the back bone Recreation Alliance are some quotes from years, with an emphasis on clubs and regions. proposal was accepted. of many has produced a guide Regarding elections, there their applications: ‘field’ activities rather than Having addressed all the others. Promoting Sport and being two vacancies for committee work. In 2014 the standard AGM business, the Recreation in Forests. The Member Elected Directors University of Bristol award was given to Carol meeting proceeded with a Carol is a commited coach Alliance has a strategic on the Board and only two Orienteering Club McNeill (LOC). vote on the 4 proposals. The and regularly takes juniors partnership with Forestry nominations, Judith Holt equipment, map and organised each results were as follows: “In the past three Carol has been a mainstay on training runs and helps Commission England (DVO) and Martin Ward publicity. It was a sprint week. Participation is • The 2013 Accounts were years we have grown in organising, planning and them progress with their which aims to improve (SYO) were elected to the race around Bristol’s high too: in a typical accepted by a show of from taking 5 people controlling events for many, orienteering. the working relationship Board. Old City attracting week 15 students hands to BUCS to almost 15, many years; and promotes of the two organisations over 40 competitors participate in at least Carol is never too busy to • Grant Thornton UK LLP Finally as a retiring director, and increased our all aspects of the sport. Carol and ultimately increase and many positive one of these events. help anyone with any aspect were approved as presentation and thanks offering from a simple is also a very competent, the opportunities for comments.” The highlight of their of the sport and until recently auditors for the 2015 were made to Scott Collier run on a Monday experienced runner that has sport and recreation in calendar is the annual she was also the lakes access accounts by a show of (JOK). British Orienteering plus weekend trips won many trophies both local forests and woodland. hands would like to take this Cambridge Varsity match against officer. to; three, more social, and worldwide. This document is opportunity to thank Scott University Oxford University. In Regarding proposal 3, the sessions a week; better Congratulations Carol! part-guide, part- for his dedication and hard Orienteering Club 2014 this will be held Membership and Levy Fees attended weekends; communication tool. work. in Sweden, with 22 for 2015, a question was and staging our own “CUOC is an It is designed to assist members travelling raised concerning British Many thanks to all who events. We were 6th extremely active club, those staff within Forestry out to Stockholm for Orienteering membership attended the AGM and team at BUCS and providing a wide Commission England a week of training National Rankings trends. After a vote, the congratulations to the JK took a historic 4th range of activities Congratulations to Graham Gristwood (FVO) and Tessa Hill who have responsibility organisers for a successful and the race itself, proposal to increase the levy place in the men’s for its members from (HOC) who are both number one in the British Rankings as of for managing and fees by 10% was carried by a weekend of orienteering. showing the high level relay. At the end of races to training the 11th June 2014. promoting sport and recreation Sallie Barker, Interim Chief show of hands. of enthusiasm within Freshers’ Week we sessions and social opportunities in the Public Forest Executive of the Sport and the club. Pos Name Club Points organised our first self- activities. Usually Estate. Recreation Alliance said, there will be at least 1 Graham Gristwood FVO 8326 sufficient competition Congratulations to “Forests and woodland are four to five activities 2 Murray Strain INT 8280 using our own both clubs. Ian Gambles, Director of the valuable facilities for a great 3 Hector Haines INT 8269 Forestry Commission England variety of sport and recreation 4 Kristian Jones SBOC 8251 said, “The Forestry Commission activities and we hope that by New Independent Director is the largest provider of working closely with the Forestry 5 Matthew Speake EBOR 8246 British Orienteering situations, while outdoor sport and recreation Commission on projects such 6 Richard Robinson NOC 8241 are pleased to balancing the needs opportunities in England. as this guide we can maximise announce that a third of staff and volunteers. 7 James Tullie BASOC 8226 Working with the Sport and the use of this important natural Independent Director Her professional 8 Oleg Chepelin INT 8219 Recreation Alliance and its resource.” members helps us to improve has been appointed experience 9 Oliver Johnson SYO 8216 Mike Hamilton, Chief Executive of the opportunities for people to the Board and includes being British Orienteering said, “We are 10 Peter Hodkinson NOC 8211 to get outdoors and active in we are delighted Managing extremely grateful for the support England’s forests – benefiting to welcome Rosie Director of the Pos Name Club Points that the Forestry Commission people’s health and wellbeing Williams OBE. Rugby Football the Queen’s birthday 1 Tessa Hill HOC 7841 provides to British Orienteering, Union for Women and helping to develop a honours list for 2 Claire Ward ESOC 7837 our clubs and our members. By sporting habit for life. This Rosie is a versatile and Tournament services to rugby, working in partnership we are 3 Riina Kuuselo OD 7806 guide to promoting sport and collaborative Director for the having overseen able to organise orienteering 4 Hollie Orr LOC 7738 and recreation in England’s leader with a broad highly successful a 103 per cent events in some of the country’s 5 Sarah Rollins BAOC 7730 forests will help our managers range of experiences Women’s Rugby increase in women most stunning forests and 6 Jessica Tullie BASOC 7715 to understand the needs of drawn from sporting World Cup in 2010. and girls playing provide our members with the different activities and ensure organisations both Other experience rugby in England 7 Charlotte Ward WCOC 7662 opportunity to run in diverse that they have the contacts in Australia and the includes equestrianism, since 2004, and she 8 Jo Shepherd EUOC 7651 woodlands. This guide will be a in relevant associations and UK. She has a strong volleyball and sports is currently studying 9 Zoe Harding SROC 7640 valuable tool for our volunteer medicine. national governing bodies to background in the a performance event organisers and will ensure 10 Ruth Holmes SN 7637 make sure activities suit a wide management of coaching qualification. that our events continue to me range of forest visitors – both people and change She was recently The full rankings list can be found at mutually beneficial.” in challenging awarded an OBE in www.britishorienteering.org.uk/page/rankings repeat and new.”

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J14166-top tips_SKY.indd 1 17/06/2014 09:13 Performance Update & EOC Relay Racing by Ralph Street SUMMER 2014 A Bronze Medal and Two Further The relay was the final race of Performance the European Championships Update programme and what with Following on from the domestic selection races which included at the European the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) and World Podium Finishes everything else going on it was not REPORT BY SARAH HAGUE University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) Test Races at until the evening before that we, as Ralph in action in Orienteering Championships PHOTOS BY DAVE ROLLINS a team, thought specifically about the Relay the end of March, and all days of the JK, the teams have been the relay. The relay was being run selected for the following competitions: on the same terrain as the long European Youth Orienteering Championships - Strumica, The European Orienteering selected back in September 2013. Our and middle and from looking at Macedonia (25th - 28th June 2014). Championships takes place every Performance athletes were selected to the courses from those races we have to waste any energy worrying World Orienteering Championships - Venice, Italy (5th - 12th July other year, and this year each run in two disciplines each, and our Elite were able to see that a section of about different situations I could 2014). nation was allowed to enter six Development athletes were selected to the map had not been used. This find myself in. I also knew that I Junior World Orienteering Championships - Borovetz, Bulgaria runners in each discipline, which compete in one discipline. This presented a was a quite hilly area with areas of did not have to do anything special (22nd - 27th July 2014). unique situation where our athletes had six meant that the competition was denser vegetation providing many in my race because Scott would be World University Orienteering Championships - Olomouc, Czech months to prepare for a major international able to keep up with anybody he characterised by large and route choice challenges and we Republic (12th - 16th August 2014). race in the certain knowledge that they started near. This meant I could competitive fields. There was a expected this area to contain the Congratulations to all of the athletes who have been selected. would be in the team. relax during my race and not try qualification and final for each of majority of the relay course. As a European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) and make a gap to any of the teams team we sat down and discussed > Men 16 - Alex Carcas (INT), Matthew Fellbaum (MDOC), the individual disciplines and each Not only did this approach provide some I would be running with. what options we would take in what Harrison McCartney (OD) and Aidan Rigby (CLOK); Women 16 nation could enter two men’s and of the athletes with their very first senior situations and this helped boost our - Kathryn Barr (MOR), Fiona Bunn (TVOC), Pippa Dakin (SYO) two women’s teams in the relays. international race, it was also a great The race went almost exactly to our confidence for the race. We knew and Emma Wilson (CLYDE). Non-travelling reserve – Laura King opportunity for the athletes to continue plan. Murray came back 30 seconds we had the ability to get a good > Men 18 - Andrew Barr (MOR), Dane Blomquist (BAOC), William As a result of the competition being with their international development down on the front and I had a clean result, the key would be to string Rigg (LOC) and Joe Woodley (AIRE). Non-travelling reserve – included within the Talent and Performance and their ability to strive for medals and run and changed over within a pack together three good performances. Daniel Stansfield (FVO); Women 18 - Megan Carter-Davies ‘Programme of Activity’, the GB team was podium positions. of five teams just over one minute (MWOC), Hannah Cox (LEI), Sarah Jones (LOC) and Alice Rigby behind the leaders. Scott held his On the morning of race day the (CLOK) The athletes ran in the following races: team set up changed. Graham was position against some of the best World Orienteering Championships (WOC) Sprint Middle Long Relay feeling tired after running the long guys in the world to bring the team race the day before so he dropped home in 5th. > Sprint Distance - Scott Fraser, Kristian Jones, Murray Strain, Tessa Hill Lucy Butt Anne Edwards 1) Tessa Hill, Hollie Orr, out and was replaced with Murray. Tessa Hill and Ruth Holmes. Reserve - Peter Hodkinson. Catherine Taylor Zoe Harding Tessa Hill Catherine Taylor As a team we were very happy This meant the running order would > Mixed Sprint Relay - The following athletes are being asked to Hollie Orr Catherine Taylor 2) Helen Palmer, Claire both to have performed well be Murray, myself, Scott. I felt prepare for the mixed sprint relay. Scott Fraser, Kristian Jones, Helen Palmer Claire Ward Ward, Charlotte and achieved a good result. really comfortable with running the Murray Strain, Tessa Hill and Catherine Taylor. Claire Ward Watson It is always fun to run well second leg as I had confidence that > Long Distance Final - Scott Fraser, Graham Gristwood, Hollie Charlotte Watson in relays and we now aim to Murray would do a good job on Orr, Catherine Taylor and Claire Ward. build on this result over the Jonny Crickmore William Gardner Peter Bray 1) Scott Fraser, Ralph the first leg and start me off with > Middle Distance Final - Hector Haines, Doug Tullie, Hollie Orr, coming years. Scott Fraser Graham Gristwood Scott Fraser Street, Murray Strain the leaders, this meant I did not Helen Palmer and Claire Ward. Peter Hodkinson Ralph Street Graham Gristwood 2) Jonny Crickmore, > Relay - The following athletes are being asked to prepare Kristian Jones Doug Tullie Hector Haines Hector Haines, Doug for the forest relay. Scott Fraser, Graham Gristwood, Hector David Schorah Tullie Haines, Murray Strain, Doug Tullie, Tessa Hill, Hollie Orr, Helen Murray Strain My Podium Kris on Palmer, Catherine Taylor and Claire Ward. the podium Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) A summary of the performances are below: Finish By Kris Jones > Men - Ciaran Allen (DEE), Alexander Chepelin (GRAMP), Sprint Distance - 6 out of 8 athletes (57th) and Charlotte Watson (58th). In Christopher Galloway (INT/EUOC), Adam Potter (BOK), Aidan qualified for the final. Kristian Jones the men’s race, the athletes positions My podium at the European Smith (SYO/OUOC), Oliver Williams (DEE/ShUOC). Non- achieved his first podium in a senior were Ralph Street (23rd), Graham Championships came as a big Travelling Reserve - Ben Maliphant (BOK/ShUOC) international and placed a brilliant 6th. Gristwood (28th), Douglas Tullie (67th) surprise to me. I knew I was fit > Women - Lucy Butt (SARUM/UDOC), Megan-Carter Davies Tessa Hill continued with her fantastic and William Gardner (95th) and I knew that I had done the (MWOC), Julie Emmerson (OD), Zoe Harding (SROC), Tamsin sprint form and finished 9th and in the Long Distance - 5 out of 8 athletes work to put together a good Moran (SOC/ShUOC), Katie Reynolds (SBOC/EUOC). Non Top 10. Other results were Murray Strain qualified for the final. Catherine Taylor technical performance but I Travelling Reserve - Rhona McMillan (MAROC/ShUOC) (20th), Peter Hodkinson (25th), Scott celebrated with her first ever senior never really thought that I would World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) Fraser (DSQ), and Catherine Taylor (30th). international medal when she came 3rd. end up on the podium. My goal > Mixed Sprint Relay - Kristian Jones, Peter Hodkinson, Rebecca Middle Distance – 4 out of 10 athletes Other results in the women’s race were heading into the race was to quite well when I passed the Harding and Kirstin Maxwell. qualified for the final, but all qualifying Tessa Hill (21st) and Claire Ward (34th). consolidate on my 16th at the arena and had the team cheering > Long Distance Race - Alan Cherry, Jonathan Crickmore, Scott races were voided, so all athletes ran in In the men’s race the results were Graham World Championships last year and me on. The worst bit was the wait. Fraser, Dave Schorah, Lucy Butt, Rebecca Harding, Rhona the finals which produced solid results. Gristwood (16th) and Peter Bray (42nd). try to consolidate my position as No-one seemed to know what McMillan and Charlotte Watson. The women’s results were Hollie Orr Relay – The men’s first team fought one of those who was consistently was happening and although I sort > Sprint Race - Jonathan Crickmore, Scott Fraser, Peter (25th), Claire Ward (42nd), Helen Palmer hard and came home in 5th, whilst the bothering the top 20. of knew it was good enough for a Hodkinson, Kristian Jones, Kirstin Maxwell, Rhona McMillan and (44th), Zoe Harding (53rd), Lucy Butt women’s team finished 12th top 10, I sort of wanted a podium. Tamsin Moran. Qualifying was not dramatic, It puts a different spin on things > Middle Distance Race - Alan Cherry, Peter Hodkinson, Kristian Individual Positions at EOC 2014 Individual Positions at EOC 2012 Individual Positions at EOC 2010 although the seaside town was mentally to stand on the podium Jones, Dave Schorah, Lucy Butt, Rebecca Harding, Tamsin Moran 7 7 7 quite tricky, I had a good race and rather than to know you were and Charlotte Watson. 6 6 6 made it through comfortably. nearly there and I was lucky enough > Relay - Men’s A: Jonathan Crickmore, Scott Fraser and Peter 5 5 5 My main worry for the final was to sneak onto the podium. I was Hodkinson. Men’s B: Alan Cherry, Kris Jones and Dave Schorah. 4 4 4 the heat and the four hour wait really pleased to be on the podium Women’s A: Lucy Butt, Rebecca Harding and Charlotte Watson. 3 3 3 in quarantine. The race itself was but I was even more pleased to Women’s B: Kirstin Maxwell, Rhona McMillan and Tamsin Moran. 2 2 2 also pretty average, I pushed hard, have a really good outcome from a made a couple of small mistakes 1 1 1 pretty normal race. Can I do better? In the next issue of FOCUS, I look forward reporting on and hesitations but on the whole it 0 0 0 I’m working on it. how the athletes have performed in the international Medal Podium Top 10 Top 20 Top 30 Medal Podium Top 10 Top 20 Top 30 Medal Podium Top 10 Top 20 Top 30 was a good race. I knew I was doing races during the summer.

8 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2014 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 9 Cat Taylor - IOF Athlete of the Month

Catherine Taylor was named athlete of the month training. A normal winter week in another time but I got all I could from Uppsala would be 12-13 hours with myself on the day.” by the IOF in June 2014. Below you can read her three harder running or orienteering profile. Thanks to the IOF for allowing publication. sessions; usually one running intervals, She admits having been surprised IOFCat Athlete of t heTaylor Month one progression run and one faster after the bronze medal, ”Yes, I was. orienteering training. In competition I’ve been aiming to win medals but season of course I rest more. I like the not this soon and from the feeling variation you can get in orienteering before and during the race I was really training; there’s so much to work on surprised that it came on that day. My that you never get bored.” aim had been a stable run and getting a top 10 result. It took a week or so ”I did a bit of MTBO when I was for it to sink in, but luckily there’s so young but I like how running is simple, many other races to work towards and without so much equipment. I also that helped me refocus.” tried PreO once but I’m not patient enough to take the time to get it right At the World Championships in Italy, too hard to run faster, and then – I just want to punch the control Catherine’s goal is to run the best My First make mistakes. I think most of and run off! I’ve never tried SkiO but race she can, both in individual races International the mistakes from top runners and in the relays. ”I can’t have in the race were from trying to any pure results goal in this Medal have too much speed. I often sport where everything is so by Cat Taylor get it wrong here but this time different in each race. In Long, I didn’t fight to run any faster my individual race, of course After a turbulent build-up, than my legs wanted and just it would be good to have my concentrated on orienteering name further to the top of with my orienteering in the preceding races not being very efficiently, not running any extra the list than last year but I distance. will focus on running the best successful and some stressful race I can. In the relays the organisational mishaps (both by me and the EOC organisation), Although I didn’t expect it so aim is the same. In the Sprint soon, the medal has been some Relay, we have a very strong this success came as quite a surprise. time in the making. I’ve trained team and I would like to be in hard not only this winter but for the fight for the win and for The race terrain was fast and the past few years. I’m lucky Photos by medals. I also think our forest open, with widely spaced cork to have so many opportunities Joaquim Margarido relay team could do very well if we for high quality training and anyone who’s ever seen me ski can trees over long grass and gently all run like we are capable of. As for expert training company where confirm that taking my eyes off the rolling hills that weren’t high my own part in those races, I would I live. I try and make the most One of the big surprises at the European Orienteering track to look at a map would not be or steep enough to give many like in each case to get the feeling of these and to train hard whilst Championships in Portugal was the bronze medal of Catherine a good idea. So I think I’m stuck with significant route choices. I that I made the most of whatever the listening to my body to avoid Taylor in the long distance. Though the Brit has been near the top running for now.” guess a lot of people would call situation is on the day.” getting ill or injured and I think before, not many had dared to hope for a medal for the Great Britain it easy terrain but this meant it’s a combination of these athlete just yet. Catherine, our IOF Athlete of June, says she has been that the margins for error were It’s all about the best She says she likes all the distances, things that creates a good base dreaming of a World Championships medal since she was 7 years old. small. It wasn’t enough just to possible race but if only one is to be chosen, it is for success. Now she is one step closer to that! We asked her how she has got the long distance. “I like the feeling get to the control without any When asked about her best races so here and where she aims to go with her career from now on. of running fast and still being just major problem and each route far, she answers,”Tough question! I’ve Many thanks to everyone who in control and you can get that on had to be exactly right to save Living in Sweden elite orienteer from the start. “My run so many races but I’m not often cheered both in the arena and any distance. So I like all of them! vital seconds. parents report that soon after I happy with a whole race. I’m quite from home and it’s wonderful For three years, Catherine has But I guess I’ll have to choose Long started running easy courses on happy with my WOC Long final from to have so much continued lived in Sweden to train with as my favourite. A good Long race is I was actually having quite a tracks, I went on an orienteering last year as I prepared well for the support from the rest of our Swedish orienteers. She has always a bit of an adventure. In that bad day physically, or a bad training weekend led by Carol race and even though I know I can do strong GBR team and the staff finished studying now and she amount of time there’s always a feeling anyway, and felt tired McNeill, a top international better I don’t think I could have done who went beyond the call has two smaller jobs besides battle against tiredness, a good patch much earlier than usual. I think orienteer in the 1970’s and a great much better on that day – it was of duty to make the week as training. Catherine says, “The and a bad patch to deal with and it shows in my splits how I lost orienteering instructor. Here, we my first forest final at WOC, a new smooth as possible for us! first job is translating from something unexpected, as well as the time on uphill sections and read contours and ran off the tracks experience. I feel the same about EOC the Scandinavian languages orienteering itself.” towards the end of the course. and I must have been inspired as Long this year; I hope I can run better into English, where I work by I think the deciding factor for suddenly I was saying, “Mum, Dad, myself at home. The second is a successful performance was I want to be World Champion at coaching orienteering at Uppsala getting it right tactically. It’s orienteering.” My parents did a Idrottscentrum, a programme to easy to rush or panic if very good job of accepting and help the development of orienteers Long-term ambitions you’re feeling slow or try nurturing the unusual dream of from high school age through to their seven-year-old daughter university. I work with the youngest ”I still have the same dream as when I was seven years old; I would without putting any pressure on group, aged around 12-15. I really like to win a WOC gold medal one day! I’ve learnt to accept my best me and keeping enjoyment as the too. We liked seeing friends and Training and the other enjoy training with them, helping performance even if it’s not a win but I still have high ambitions. I’d most important thing.” making dens in the forest so we orienteering disciplines them learn how to train smartly for were usually happy to go and it also like to further improve my orienteering technique and mental orienteering and having fun along We asked Catherine how she ”I do some “normal” running was natural to start orienteering resilience, so I can race well in all situations and all kinds of terrain. the way.” ourselves. I stopped competing for trains at the moment and she said, in addition to orienteering, but “My training varies according to Just now I’m still inconsistent and can race both well and badly. it’s always been as training for a while when I was about 14. I’d Started early with big dreams put too much pressure on myself the time of year. I don’t do any orienteering. Maybe I would huge volume but I try to keep it I’ve only run at WOC twice and have so much left that I want to do, Catherine started orienteering at a and it had stopped being fun. But I have done another sport in consistent from week to week and young age. ”I didn’t have the choice was really unhappy without it and both in terms of achievement and experience. I’ll continue as long other circumstances but when nearly all my training sessions are (laughs). My mum and dad were I started again, knowing this time as I enjoy competing and my body is happy for me to do so. I hope I was little my mum and dad running or orienteering, though I do orienteers before I was born so…. that it was definitely for me.” there will be many more years!” Excerpt of Cat’s Long Map went orienteering at weekends, run quite a lot in the pool and try ” She also dreamt of becoming an so me and my sister Lucy went to remember to do some strength

10 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2014 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 11 So, did we succeed?

Sprint Champion Tessa Hill said, “I was very happy and a little surprised to win the JK sprint this year. I had just returned from a tough week of racing at the European Championships and wasn’t sure how tired I would be in both my head and my legs. It seemed that they held up ok even if it was really hard work. I never felt like I got on top of Kris Jones’ course and that kept It was great to have (nearly) all The moorland to the west of the by David May (SLOW/WOA) // PHOTOS BY ROB LINES Day 1- Good Friday saw me nervous all the way to the finish A diary 2014 the largest ever number of Arena facilities inside too as the Arena is called Merthyr Common, line. After running a lot of competitions JK University’s Fulton Hall housed a limestone area rising to 617 competitors at any Sprint/Urban abroad in the last few months, it was race in the UK, with 2183 leaving Enquiries, Results, traders, a metres, characterised by literally really cool to run to the finish being the Start line on the day, some café, toilets, etc, and even the thousands of negative features cheered on by club mates and other 160 more than the previous British Orienteering AGM. It was – pits, small depressions and friends.” record at JK 2013 – what a way great to relax on the balcony large depressions – as well as to start the JK! Fortune smiled overlooking the Finish line and a scattering of small crags and on the organisers as Swansea take in the scene with a beer in boulder fields. The terrain is University and Singleton Park one hand (so I’m told). totally open and is generally fast were bathed in warm sunshine all underfoot with usually only low day, and a sympathetic approach Day 2 - Easter Saturday heather and some stony ground to those delayed by traffic brought warm and fair weather to slow competitors. Route choice problems meant that competitors again – just as well as the whole is generally not a big issue as were happy too. JK circus was now in a totally the best routes are usually fairly different environment, situated straight, the biggest challenge The terrain was a mix of campus, next to an exposed col some 450 being to keep in contact with ornamental garden and gently metres above sea level with not a the map and stay on the right undulating park and all but one tree or a building for shelter. bearing. course visited all three types and the variety made up for the The original Arena location was Day 2 also hosted the first of two lack of consistent intricacy of the to be about a kilometre to the IOF World Ranking Events and, urban part. west in a large quarry, sheltered whilst all other competitors were from the worst of the weather, enjoying Long Distance courses, until peregrine falcons decided to the Elite had a Middle Distance nest there and we had to move day instead. Hector Haines had a well out of range. This meant that convincing win in M21E, nearly 2 the Arena had to move to an area minutes ahead in a time of 29:15 We knew that the JK was There were no volunteers Arena area together with a earmarked for a large amount for the 6.7 km 130 m course coming to Wales in 2014. We from the small pool of large amount of parking (hence of car parking and the knock- (4.4 mins/km, and without also knew that Wales has only Welsh orienteers so British the long walks for some), on effect was that competitors compensating for climb too!) about 300 club members and Orienteering then asked one and an ever-increasing entry were parked up to 3 km away, and Claire Ward took the W21E many of those had been heavily of the then Event Managers, (a good problem) which was much further than we’d originally Gold winning her 5.5 km, 105 m involved in the 2012 Croeso. Helen Errington, to take on this also putting a big strain on car anticipated. course in 31:23. So would we be able to take role. Helen had co-ordinated JK parking space. Tessa Hill on a JK just two years later, 2008 in the South East so had Secured the the first in Wales for some 16 all the necessary experience What tipped the balance from Sprint Title years? and this more than made up potential disaster to probable for her geographical separation success was the welcome A steering committee had been from the venue. involvement of some large set up in January 2011 and English clubs, notably Bristol Sprint Champion Peter Hodkinson said, the few individuals involved An event such as the JK is and Leicester who took on a “I was really pleased to ahead and executing routes few years of frustrating were able occasionally to tear rarely going to have a smooth day’s organisation each, and win my first JK Sprint title rather than focussing too mistakes in the JK Sprint. themselves away from Croeso gestation period and this also North Gloucester who in Swansea. This winter much on the running. As Odd though it may sound, work to set up the shape of one was no exception. The were given the complex Day my training was really a result the race was one I would mainly attribute my the event and, at its sixth organisers had to contend with 4 parking problems to solve. consistent and I had a great of my cleanest technically technical improvements meeting nearly two years later, scare stories about large scale Without such support, the cross country season so for a long while. I struggled just to getting fitter meaning the broad programme was moorland fires (did we have 2014 JK simply would not I knew that I was in good initially to stay ahead I don’t feel I have to “rush” established. a Plan B?), possible Arctic have happened and the Welsh running shape. This gave of myself in the garden so much in order to keep conditions for Days 2, 3 and 4 Orienteering Association me loads of confidence section but I refocussed up! I really enjoyed the Team leaders and organising (luckily, Easter was late so the is indebted to the skills, going into the race - in and from the spectator course planned by local clubs were beginning to chance of snow was reduced), experience and numbers of Peter particular the confidence control onwards I felt pastry connoisseur Kris emerge at this stage, but who nesting peregrine falcons helpers these clubs brought. Hodkinson that I was probably the mostly in control. Jones as it had plenty of was going to co-ordinate? leading to loss of the Day 2/3 Sprinting to fastest runner in the field changes of terrain and kept Victory so I could use all my This result was particularly you on your toes in quite a Excerpt of Peters Sprint map concentration on planning rewarding for me after a small area.”

12 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2014 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 13 Overall JK Champion Hector Haines said, Results “This year’s JK came at the end of prove to myself that I could still race Men’s Sprint Results Women’s Overall Champion Results Men’s JK Trophy Results a period of intense racing for me. – and win, as my European Champs 1st Peter Hodkinson NOC 14:01 1st Claire Ward ESOC 31:23 (1) 72:32 (1) 103:55 1st 95:02 INT Murray Strain/Oleg Chepelin/Hector Haines Things kicked off with the WOC hadn’t gone to plan. I started fast 2nd Jonathan Crickmore SHUOC 14:23 2nd Jessica Tullie BASOC 32:23 (3) 72:47 (2) 105:10 2nd 98:15 SHUOC Jonathan Crickmore/William Gardner/Kris Jones selection races in the Lakes and less and kept it going, quickly catching 3rd Murray Strain INT 14:27 3rd Rachael Rothman SYO 34:22 (4) 75:42 (3) 110:04 3rd 98:43 NOC Richard Robinson/Andy Llewellyn/Peter Hodkinson than a week later I was in Spain, and running through my 2 and 4 racing in the second round of the minute men. I only started to relax Women’s Sprint Results Men’s Overall Champion Results Women’s JK Trophy Results World Cup series. A few days later once I caught my 6 minute man, and 1st Tessa Hill HOC 15:08 1st Hector Haines INT 29:15 (1) 92:56 (1) 122:11 1st 97:18 SYO Laura Daniel/Kim Baxter/Rachel Rothman the European Champs started, and I noticeably slowed my pace and 2nd Sarah Rollins BAOC 15:54 2nd James Tullie BASOC 35:42 (11) 95:08 (2) 130:50 2nd 98:25 SN Sarah Rollins/Alice Leake/Ruth Holmes I had one day in-between the end of started to take less risks to just bring 3rd Ruth Holmes SN 16:06 3rd Jonathan Crickmore SHUOC 31:02 (2) 99:51 (5) 130:53 3rd 99:29 HOC Beata Falk/Lovisa Falk/Tessa Hill EOC and the start of the JK. When it home. I had done enough and I finished the JK relay on Monday, I proved that I can still race. This race, had run 6 races in 7 days – but I still along with the learning experiences felt good physically (though mentally from EOC, is going to form the basis Day 3 - Easter Sunday I was flagging...)! of my development for the next few dawned misty and very cold. The big internationals this year – I am Arena was the same as that for It is no secret that I excel at working hard on mental strategies Day 2 but this time the terrain racing day after day, especially in (as I obviously have the pace and to the east, Mynydd Llangynidr, orienteering, where I find I can get technique). was used for the day of Long in the zone far easier in subsequent Distance racing. With safety very races. I find that no matter how In the Long race, I was confident that much in mind, the organisers SYO won the INT won the much preparation I manage to do if I could hang it together, then that took the decision that waterproof women’s relay men’s relay beforehand, nothing can beat a good would be enough to secure me the clothing must be carried by each race (or fast training session) to get overall victory. I started out strong competitor. Many took this literally the conditions, and courses with the challenge of Pwll Du ahead. This scale of 1:7500 beforehand. But Dave me really focused. and wasn’t put off by the weather, and were glad to wear the extra were generally shorter than on is another high and treeless moorland Peel’s new survey and new cartography the terrain or the distance – in fact protection all the way round their Day 2 to reflect some slower but, by contrast, the landscape is shaped showed that, with the right interpretation, Which is why I always run the JK all these factors gave me significant course! Early starters had low going underfoot, even though not by naturally eroded limestone but by this wouldn’t be needed and there was Sprint. Arguably, I’m not that good confidence before I even started. visibility to contend with whilst the limestone terrain was similar. manmade spoil heaps dating from recent much praise for the clarity and readability at Sprint – my strengths are far more My history with this type of race later ones had clearer visibility but Relocation seemed harder too and coal and iron times. of the new map. skewed to endurance and map is a good one! Having said that, I rain and even a lighting strike to those who “got it wrong” on their interpretation, rather than speed and had some small problems between pep things up. course often lost large amounts The JK Relays is by far the biggest Relay So, how did JK 2014 do? The pre event decision making, but it always gets controls 5 to 8 and lost significant of time. competition in the UK. The organisers had publicity must have worked as we had a me in the racing mindset. time running off line (mainly caused Many found the navigation initially planned for 400 teams but some recent record number of entries – 3043 by faffing with my waterproof jacket). trickier, perhaps as a result of 556 teams actually started on the day – from 23 different countries with 613 from The Middle has got to rank among However, once the big legs started, quite a sight with some of the mass starts overseas (not including entries on the one of my best ever performances, I put the burners on. These, I knew, involving over 100 runners! This also put day). No terrains burnt down, neither did and I still haven’t quite figured out would be the deciding legs - 2nd huge pressure on the car parking which we suffer inhospitable weather (indeed, how I managed it that day (nothing fastest on 11, and fastest to 13 held together due to the fine dry weather the sun shone for three of the four days). felt particularly special), but I ran the and 14 meant that the race was on the day. The peregrine falcons are still nesting and fastest min/km I can ever remember all but done. I backed off a bit as I any ground damage has been repaired. doing (4.37min/km)! I did however ran through small groups of other The intricacy of Pwll have a good strategy and was very competitors in the quarry section, Du is such that there But, most of all, feedback has been very motivated to do well. I needed to allowing me to gather my strength were many voices positive: 3000+ orienteers have enjoyed for the final push. I ran clean to the clamouring for themselves, and that’s what makes it all end, and although I was quite tired a enlarged worthwhile. Now for Croeso 2016 … at this point, I knew that I had done enough damage earlier on the long legs that I could savour the moment of winning my second JK. It felt different to the first, more of a relief Once again, Hector Haines proved Overall Champion Claire Ward said, to have proven to myself that I can to be the master of the conditions, still do it, rather than the elation that “I came to Wales from I have done on the accuracy tough conditions. It felt quite winning the WRE M21E by a I felt when winning the JK in 2011 a Monday / Tuesday / of my compass bearings. unnatural to me to spend so couple of minutes in 92:56 for (as an underdog). I was still happy Wednesday racing Middle The laid-back approach paid long stopping and checking his 17.0 km 390 m course. of course, and am looking forward to / Long / Relay at the dividends - my technique my planned routes, but with Claire Ward also made it a defending my title next year! European championships, was much cleaner than the visibility so poor it was double victory, although only by 5 and was quite tired at usual - and I took a small time well invested, and I seconds this time, winning W21E the start of the JK. I was lead into the long race. managed to complete the As a final note, I should say that the in 72:32 (10.6 km, 250 m). too exhausted to race the course with only minor time rest of the Interlopers Relay team sprint properly so retired After over four hours losses to win the day and Hector Haines (Murray Strain and Oleg Chepelin), - Easter Monday from it, and was unsure entertaining my young take the overall victory. The was Overall did a fantastic job – just leaving me Day 4 rounded off the JK with the whether to even begin the children in the assembly JK is the race that means Champion with the easy job of bringing it home! traditional Relay day. Yet middle. I started with the area the next day, I was the most to win, and I am We made history by equalling the again, high mountain terrain mindset that competing in glad to set off into the mist. delighted to get my name number of consecutive wins (4) – Claire was selected (South Wales the pitted terrain would be The plan for day two was on the trophy for a second and have next year’s relay firmly in Ward was possesses few quality forests!) an interesting navigational not to get too excited with time. Thanks to all involved our sights! Overall challenge, and a chance to the prospect of a win and to in staging such an excellent and competitors found themselves Excerpt of Claire Ward Champion weekend.” 400 metres up near Blaenavon, put into practice recent work navigate accurately in the Route map Day 2

14 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2014 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 15 COACHING UPDATES BY HILARY PALMER

BY DAVE PEEL JK Relay mapping Coach Training Coaching CPD Map scale and map clarity The first priority was to ensure the most significant features and Wherever possible, avoid conflict The awarding bodies for our UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) require British Orienteering to Update are in the spotlight at the that what stands out in the terrain how these can be shown simply and between contours and other have a group to oversee our coaching awards and the newly formed National Source Group British Orienteering needs coaches in our clubs symbols. Careful drawing was moment and it is not without stands out on the map, and in this clearly. Less is often more in mapping. for Coaching (NSGC) takes over responsibility for coach training from the former Coaching to be qualified and ‘up to date’. Being ‘up to required to ensure the edge of irony that the JK relay map of area that is land forms. Pwll Ddu has Another approach I adopted was to Committee. The NSGC includes ‘experts’ in a variety of participation levels, in the training of date’ isn’t about renewing your qualification many huge spoil heaps which stand refrain from using form lines as much marshes not only didn’t touch Pwll Ddu, a very complex area, tutors, assessors and verifiers, has representatives from all 4 home countries and is chaired by – a coach qualification, once achieved, is for should receive such praise proud from the surrounding land. as possible. In my mind they are a contours but ran parallel with Hilary Palmer. The group met in November 2013 and discussed them, broken ground dots never life, like GCSEs, A Levels etc. For a coach to be for its clarity when it was A successful map has to give these ‘noisy’ symbol: they are additional the current UKCC coaching qualifications, some 5 years after touch contours etc. All marginal ‘up to date’ we need to know that the coach produced at 1:10,000 rather features similar prominence. The best symbols on the map and are dashed we started delivering the UKCC courses. than a larger scale. Richard way to show these dominant and which adds to the visual ‘noise’. To gains but collectively they have an is active and making an effort to keep abreast of coaching development – these are the Tiley, advocate of the larger complex features are with contours, avoid them you have to work the impact. It was recognised that our scale AGM proposal, admitted: which have to shout out from the contours as hard as possible, so The addition of dash points on coach training has been greatly licensed coaches who are working in our clubs “Well done to the mapper/ map with as little interference as they always represent something of line features where they have improved since taking on the and regions. printer for yesterdays’ Pwll Du possible. To this end black detail significance. I don’t like lazy contours. most impact. Placing form line UKCC model, especially with dashes at the end of spurs and re- In the ‘old days’ there was a requirement map - my fears about the map would need to be kept to a minimum. The end result is that the contours the inclusion of ‘how to coach’ entrants is surprisingly effective. for active coaches to keep a coaching log not being legible at 1:10000 The area has a path network but often shift up or down to take in a skills as well as the ‘what to which was submitted every 3 years – this is were proved wrong.” in addition is used by motorbikes, land form, a concept which is alien coach’ syllabus. However, One final contributor to the success so there are numerous small tracks when considering the definition of whilst there has been a large still needed so we know who are the active of this mapping project was the So FOCUS asked map-maker snaking up and down the spoil heaps. contours, but let’s not forget that to uptake of the Level 1 training coaches. Naturally we hope that active input of others in the process. Firstly Dave Peel of Peel Land Surveys to It was clear that the majority of these the map-maker they are the key tool we have been less successful coaches will want to maintain and improve the planning/controlling team, who give some insight into the map must be left off the map. in painting a picture of the terrain. in persuading coaches to their coaching knowledge – for example understood the mapping approach production. move on to Levels 2 and 3. by maintaining their first aid qualification When surveying it’s often all too One forgotten area where the and refrained from the usual request Unsurprisingly, time and cost (appropriate for where they are coaching) easy to focus on what is immediately clarity of a map can be improved for numerous minor additions to Making a clear map of Pwll constraints seem to be large and by attending coaching workshops / around you, and convince yourself is cartography. A couple of key the map but instead embraced the Ddu which gives an accurate conferences, reading round the subject etc. representation of the complex old that every minor detail is worthy of cartographic tricks which I feel simplification mantra. And secondly British Orienteering’s Map Advisory mining workings and spoil heaps was representation on the map. The old enhance this map are as follows: Our ‘active’ and ‘up to date’ coaches will, Group, who recommended changes only possible once a clear strategy map was a classic example of this, Drawing contours parallel therefore, be our ‘licensed coaches’ who can to the colour specifications which had been adopted, and on seeing and the result was a map where enhances their visual impact. This enhanced the contrast between lead registered club coaching sessions and the terrain at first-hand it became you couldn’t see the wood for the helped to emphasise the many contours and rough open land. Finally, be fully covered by the British Orienteering immediately clear that simplification trees, or rather the land forms for steep slopes on the area. OCAD a good relationship with your printer, Professional Indemnity Insurance. was essential. the contours. To avoid falling into has a useful parallel tool which who works with you to produce the the trap one should scan the whole helps with this. terrain around you and see what are best possible map. Lynne Walker has explained the need for coaches to keep a CPD log very well on the SOA website. She mentions Scots law but the legal position re ‘duty of care’ is the The following are a couple of comparisons same throughout the UK: between the old and new maps: WE TAKE THE TIME TO “Under Scots law, coaches have a duty of care NEW MAP OLD MAP towards those participating in their coaching. HELP PROPERLY PLAN Comparison 1: Shifting British Orienteering is able Part of that duty of care involves being up the highest contour down factors in this. Early in 2013 we to offer ‘recognition of prior to date on current practices, both within the YOUR FUTURE gave 4 contours along the were able to reduce the number learning’ (RPL) as the way sport and in other areas, for example, child steep slope magnifying of tasks in the L2 whilst still for anyone who has some protection. its significance. Parallel complying with the criteria of experience of teaching/ contours enhance features. the award and this has been coaching to go straight to L2. If there is an incident and allegations are made Investments from NFU Mutual Removal of redundant well received by trainee coaches We hope that more flexible and that a coach has failed in his or her duty of black details: small paths, since June 2013. cost effective coach training care then that can have serious implications NFU Mutual Financial Advisers advise on no existent large crags will encourage more people to for both the coach personally and for the (just steep bare earth). The NSGC concluded that what NFU Mutual products and selected products become L2 coaches. sport’s national governing body. from specialist providers. orienteering clubs need are coaches who can work with Comparison 2: An The NSGC also recognises that Coach licensing and logged attendance at a range of beginners to more When you contact us, we’ll explain the understanding of how for continuing development CPD events are a means by which the sport’s experienced orienteers and to use contours to show of our coaches we need to governing body can ensure as far as possible services we offer and our charges. provide good progressive, linked particular shapes enhances offer workshop modules round sessions. In UKCC-speak these that coaches keep up to date with best Call or the representation of spoil the country on a variety of 0800 197 1283 would be Level 2 coaches, not practice. Of course, some coaches would do heaps, particularly the December 2013 Hilary Palmer topics relating to the technical, visit nfumutual.co.uk to find your local branch. Level 1 which is aimed at new this by themselves but this way there is a finger shaped features. has piloted the training of eight physical and mental aspects of assistant coaches delivering written record that can be presented if need L2 coaches via a 2 day ‘course’/ coaching orienteering which sessions on a ‘one-off’ basis to be. We see this sort of evidence required part mentored route and is will be of general interest newcomers. in other areas. Organisers, for example, are currently working with 2 EMOA and will also help coaches work towards UKCCL3 should required to carry out a written risk assessment Comparison3: Reduction coaches on a mentored training We need to enable prospective they so wish. NSGC and the of events. Most of us automatically mentally in the use of form lines model following a workshop at coaches to access L2 training Coaching Continuing Personal risk assess issues all the time but a written risk and drawing parallel the EMOA Volunteer Training in a variety of ways. This Development (CPD) Group will assessment gives us a written record that can contours increases clarity Day on ‘Planning Linked ranges from the traditional 3 work together to offer regional be presented if need be and acts as proof that NFU Mutual is The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited (No 111982). Registered and emphasises major land Coaching Sessions’. This used 3 in England. 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FOR JUNIOR ORIENTEERS Pictured: Fiona Bunn (TVOC) competing at the British Champs. Credit: Wendy Carlyle Credit: Wendy Pictured: Fiona Bunn (TVOC) competing at the British Champs.

Inside this Issue: British Orienteering Championships JK Festival of Orienteering Teaching Orienteering Pippa Dakin Profile

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www.britishorienteering.org.uk/page/ozone an Rigby (CLOK) REPORT By Aid YLE PHOTOS BY ROB LINES & WENDY CARL

Aiden British Rigby Championships

navigated well to but #7 was diagonal down across Weekend Section of Course 13 M16A The British Championships were the bilberries and I misjudged the height and was searching in some lower crags for a while. By this held in Northumberland with the point I had caught Samuel Galloway up and we the heat so great again. I had hoped to run pushed each other up the hill to #8. I made a stupid Long race taking place on Thrunton in CLOKs premier men’s team but due to error to #9 where I overshot the control and had to numbers I ended up running In the Junior woods and Callaly and the relay on divert back to it once I had relocated off a further ad-hoc with younger members of my club. boulder. After that mistakes were fairly rare. The Cragg estate and Chesterfield I took the long leg and this ended up being the last leg. My two runners before me both common. I had a good run across the deep heather to #10 had strong runs and I went out in the lead despite falling flat out multiple times. Sam pushed As my club (CLOK) were helping to organise the but we still had the longest leg to go. I went me again on the path leg to #11 and again to #13. event we arrived early and it was a great day with out hard as the runability of the area was I ran hard through the last few controls in the some great sunshine. It was a long walk to the start really fast. wood, again relying less on features and just taking but it gave me a chance to warm up properly. I had an accurate bearing and sticking to it. Running made sure my pre race preparation was fairly good I was straight onto #1 and then fairly quick became seriously difficult in the brashings near the and I was sort of ready for how bad the terrain was to #2 as well. They were both easyish penultimate control but I was just pushing for the going to be but still it came as a shock when the first controls but I did manage to navigate line by then. I finished well with a reasonable run in leg was uphill through the bilberries. to them well at speed. I joined a little time. It was good to have had such a good race as train into #3 but lost this as I was I had a string of not so good runs post #8 were visible from the spectator area so I I took it easily and hit it straight on which was a forced to scramble up the bank we ended up taking the victory as the JK. I was really pleased with my win did my best to just focus on the navigation. huge confidence boost. #2 and #3 were both smooth beyond to #4. I misjudged this team that beat us had mis-punched on the as it shows that the extra training on I was quick on the leg back up the hill to too and I was just relying on using my compass to control and came in too high. final leg. I know the Ad-hoc is one of the top of school work and rowing has #9 but made another small mistake on #10 less highly contested age classes navigate. On #4 I misinterpreted the contours and I lost some time with paid off. reading a depression as a re-entrant. 30 but it felt great to share a victory ended up searching around the re-entrant below some hesitation seconds wasted here which I was so gutted instead of on the spur. The longer leg to 5 was with the younger runners in my I stayed overnight near the relay around #5 about as I realised I was in 2nd by this time just a simple path route choice and I just tried to team. day and was surprised to find but was period as I ran down the run in. Remarkably give maximal effort with the easier running. #6 I straight onto #6. #7 and Overall I really enjoyed the weekend having two super races on home terrain and ultimately this gave me extra confidence to focus and train hard for a good result at EYOC.

Relay Results Individual Results M18: 1st MDOC (Alistair Thornton, John Dempsey, Matthew 3rd 1st 2nd Fellbaum), 2nd SYO (Michael Adams, Jake Field, Dane Blomquist), Oliver Williams (DEE) 3rd LOC (Angus Dobson, Noah Howlett, Adam Bartlett) M20E Aidan Smith (OUOC) Joshua Dudley (MAROC) Frances Wright (MAROC) 1st LOC (Katie Wright, Hannah Cleary-Hughes, Sarah W20E Zoe Harding (SROC) Katrina McLeod (EUOC) W18: Will Rigg (LOC) Angus Dobson (LOC) Jones), 2nd SYO (Louise Adams, Yasmin Field, Pippa Dakin), M18E Dane Blomquist (BAOC) 3rd MAROC (Megan Ricketts, Rosie Getliff, Abigail Mason) Natalie Beadle (LOC) W18E Sarah Jones (LOC) Julie Emmerson (OD) 1st MAROC (Jake Chapman, Luke Graham, Joseph Wright), Harrison McCartney (OD) Matthew Fellbaum (MDOC) M14: M16A Aidan Rigby (CLOK) 2nd WCOC (Daniel Spencer, Ben Breeze, Alastair Thomas), Pippa Dakin (SYO) W16A Fiona Bunn (TVOC) Emma Wilson (CLYDE) 3rd LOC (Harry Scott, Alexander Foster, Alexander O’Donovan) Joseph Wright (MAROC) Alastair Thomas (WCOC) M14A Jake Chapman (MAROC) W14: 1st LOC (Heather Ball, Fiona Newby, Megan Bartlett), Kirsty Campbell (MAROC) W14A Grace Molloy (FVO) Bethany Kippin (TVOC) 2nd MAROC (Eilidh Campbell, Amber Graham, Kirsty Campbell), Joe Hudd (BOK) 3rd DEE (Hannah Hateley, Willow Moody, Anna Harris) M12A Peter Molloy (FVO) Adam Thorpe (EPOC) Alice Wilson (CLYDE) Rachel Duckworth (DVO) M/W12: 1st FVO (Jamie Goddard, Peter Molloy, Lizzie Stansfield), W12A Lizzie Stansfield (FVO) Sam Crawshaw (EPOC) 2nd BOK (Jim Bailey, Ben Shardlow, Joe Hudd), M10A Euan Tryner(SYO) Joel Gooch(MAROC) Alexandra Crawshaw (EPOC) 3rd WCH (Alfie Spencer, Holly Stodgell, Joe Holland) W10A Kaia Joergensen (CLYDE) Bryony Stagg (BOK)

02 Ozone Issue 29 Ozone Issue 29 03 Zoe Harding Lucy The JK is always a key event in strong and the controls just seemed the junior orienteer’s calendar; it is to appear! Butt the first big domestic race of the Having flown home the day before, season, used as selection races for The low cloud, rain and occasional from EOC in Portugal I knew I was upcoming international competitions thunder claps will probably be most going to be a bit tired and sluggish and summer training camps, and an people’s lasting memory of day for the JK Sprint but I stayed opportunity for a good catch up with three. Learning from the previous positive and the beautiful weather friends from across the country. day’s mistakes and the low visibility helped! I was feeling good on the Lucy Butt was the on the hill, the focus was to play it warm up and started fast – this overall champion Personally for me, the JK was all safe technically, secure routes, with probably wasn’t the cleverest thing about performing well enough for solid attack points and accurate with a route choice leg to 2 which JWOC selection, anything else compass. This strategy worked well I just couldn’t make my mind up was disgusting, there was even was just a bonus. I arrived at the on the whole, with only one major about. Seriously, I was just stood some thunder – but I thrived on competition just days after returning error: a pit on the side of the hill. after number one, running one way the ‘grittiness’ and couldn’t wait from Portugal, running at the The two races were sufficient for before doubling back the other way to start. Again I had the last start, European Championships as part second place behind Lucy Butt. unsure with the route choice. This cagoules were compulsory to my of the GB development team; this was pretty much how the whole hatred but I shoved it down the left me excited and inspired, but The relays staged at Pwll Du set up race panned out for me with my back of my sports bra and braved also with a few niggling questions exciting, spectator friendly racing. head being all over the place and I the weather in my net Lillomarka of whether I would be recovered I was running first leg, somewhat was tired quickly from the racing in top. This was definitely the most and able to re-focus for four days unconventionally, for a senior Portugal. I finished knowing I had enjoyable day for me, I actually felt of racing. women’s W120+ team with club tried my hardest on the day but still like I was racing and in control. CARLYLE mates Mary Ockenden and my disappointed with the result, I’m not I found the orienteering easy, LINES AND WENDY We were welcomed to Swansea PHOTOS BY ROB Mum Sue Harding. It was a fast going to lie – I had been preparing probably a sign I wasn’t running with sunshine and complex start, the men’s short relay starting for the win. fast enough but it meant I was sprint courses, planned expertly alongside, but the buzz of relay comfortable and happy. by European podium sprint star The 2014 JK took place in South Wales and is always a great weekend of adrenaline helped quash the fatigue After speaking with my dad Kris Jones. The course weaved in orienteering for all the family to enjoy. This year’s event provided a great of running through the heather or and having the great support For the relay I was running with and out of the intricate University up the quarry banks, and I was just of Florence and Jack (who was the boys (wooooh!!) in the men’s mixture of weather and terrain starting with bright sunshine at the sprint campus and Singleton Park, with swept along with the pack. The staying with us for the weekend) short race with what originally was high control frequency and many race at Swansea University followed by appalling weather conditions at team ran strongly and cleanly to I was looking forward to some going to be an all Butts relay team changes of direction that required the individual races on the technical Merthyr Common. The weekend keep SROC in the lead. fast, open moorland orienteering. with my little brother and older almost constant map contact. I I was starting last which meant I brother however Harry got injured culminated with a fast and furious relay race at Pwll Du. managed a clean run and the speed Many thanks to all didn’t have to worry about anyone on the previous day (replaced was good enough to take the win. Ozone magazine caught up with some of the winners to see the volunteers who catching me up…at control four by Jack Benham) and Tom was contributed to a I saw Zoe Harding and from that dropped for Ben Chesters (although what they thought of their races and the event. Days two and three were held on JK marvellous point onwards tailed her for the rest I should have really been the one the lower slopes of the southern weekend of of the course (I was not fit enough to be dropped!). This race was Brecon Beacons. It was lovely events! to overtake!!). I was feeling bad at knackering, SO MUCH HILL which runnable hillside with the many pits 2014 studying at the University of Sheffield meant the end as I know how annoying it my body just didn’t want to do and depressions making technically Zoe I still did a lot of high quality sprint training is getting caught up, but Zoe was after the previous three days of OllY demanding orienteering, where Harding every week with some world class orienteer’s of course a sweetheart about it hard racing. Although coming in won the being a member of ShUOC as well as lots of both high speed and accuracy were relatively low down in the field, my sprint all – not sure I could say the same Williams needed for success. Unfortunately team mates pulled us back to first advice from my coach Chris Smithard. race for myself. Last year I had been ill before and during the I did not have enough of the latter which was a great ending to the JK, so it was great to feel fully fit this year with during the early parts of the middle Therefore I went into the sprint race feeling For the long I was most weekend! The sun also decided to a solid winters training behind me. Having sat race - scrappy navigation, poor very confident and knowing that I had a good excited – the weather come out. down and reviewed everything after last year’s chance of victory but a clean and controlled plans for the leg and some small disappointment, I decided to focus on my run was my priority with it being a JWOC direction issues, caused many small weaknesses both technically and physically. selection race. My pre-race geeking had paid time losses. However the rest of the off well as number 1 was where I expected. race went well as suddenly the map With this, the sprint race was no longer I had a very clean and fast run resulting in started to click, my bearings were my priority as I knew this was one of my Olly winning by 1 second even though I lost 20 main strengths and decided to focus on the Williams seconds in the botanical gardens, forgetting I won the techniques which would lead to a successful could cross the hedges! sprint middle and long distance race. Of course

SPRINT INDIVIDUAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 1ST 2ND 3RD M20 Olly Williams (DEE) Adam Potter (BOK) Aidan Smith (SYO) M20 Stephen Elkington (OD) Mads Lassen (Sollerod O) Alastair Gardner-Smith (MWOC) W20 Zoe Harding (SROC) Katie Reynolds (SBOC) Tamsin Moran (SOC) W20 Lucy Butt (SARUM) Zoe Harding (SROC) Tamsin Moran (SOC) M18 Simon Hector (Snattringe) Alexander Chepelin (GRAMP) Dane Blomquist (BAOC) M18 Simon Hector (Snattringe) Samuel Plumppu (Hestra IF) Audun Heimdal (Konnerud) W18 Megan Carter-Davies (MWOC) Julie Emmerson (OD) Hannahn Cox (LEI) W18 Megan Carter-Davies (MWOC) Ellie Stone (DEVON) Natalie Beadle (LOC) M16 Kasper Fosser (Heming O) Kasper Fosser (Heming O) Aidan Rigby (CLOK) M16 Kasper Fosser (Heming O) Aidan Rigby (CLOK) Alex Carcas (INT) W16 Fiona Bunn (TVOC) Emma Wilson (CLYDE) Pippa Dakin (SYO) W16 Pippa Dakin (SYO) Laura King (AIRE) Emma Wilson (CLYDE) Relay Results M14 Zac Hudd (BOK) Alastair Thomas (WCOC) Jake Chapman (MAROC) M14 Aslak Heimdal (Konnerud) Zac Hudd (BOK) Alastair Thomas (WCOC) M18: 1st MDOC, 2nd SYO, 3rd LOC W14 Grace Molloy (FVO) Jenny Baklid (Konnerud IL) Kajsa Andersson (OK ORION) W14 Hannah Hateley (DEE) Grace Molloy (FVO) Selma Gumaelius (Waxholms) W18: 1st LOC, 2nd SYO, 3rd MAROC M12 Joseph Hudd (BOK) Topias Kangasala (FIN) Peter Molloy (FVO) M12 Topias Kangasala (FIN) Flurry Grierson (DEVON) Joseph Hudd (BOK) M14: 1st MAROC, 2nd WCOC, 3rd LOC W12 Lizzie Stansfield (FVO) Siri Simonsen (FIF HILLEROD) Andrea Hess (OLV ZUG) W12 Lizzie Stansfield (FVO) Klara Andersson (OK Orion) Andrea Hess (OLV ZUG) M10 Ewan Musgrave (MAROC Ben Hardy (LEI) Ben Squire(NOC) M10 Ewan Musgrave (MAROC Sam Crawshaw (EPOC) Ben Squire(NOC) W14: 1st LOC, 2nd MAROC, 3rd DEE W10 Klara Borg (Sodertalje-Nykvar) Bryony Stagg (BOK) Hannah Thomas (MWOC) W10 Maya Hampshire Wright (NN) Klara Borg (Sodertalje) Ruby Owen (BOK) M/W12: 1st FVO, 2nd BOK, 3rd WCH Results 04 Ozone Issue 29 Ozone Issue 29 05 Teaching Orienteering Games & Tips NEW FOR Orienteering SEPTEMBER 2014! orientation, use of map way on small areas with clear Colin Control asks, colours and commonly Following the success of our fun Xplorer events in local boundaries that have been risk used symbols, keeping in Are there any fun ways parks for primary and pre-school children, we have assessed as safe. You will also contact with the map and developed an Xplorer Schools pack of resources. Aimed be able to deliver a range of to learn map symbols? “thumbing”. at Key Stage 1 (Year 1 -2, aged 5 - 7) they introduce orienteering competitions. • Plan and deliver orienteering basic orienteering and the associated physical skills in sessions that meet the a fun and exciting manner. What does Teaching safety standards required Orienteering Part 2 by British Orienteering. , For further information please email training involve? Millie Map says • Organise and deliver simple [email protected] On the course you will be orienteering competitions Yes, On the British Orienteering provided with the knowledge • Be able to advise children you require to introduce the website there is an interactive on the opportunities to advanced skills of orienteering further their orienteering game which enables you to match identified below and be given experience the opportunity to discuss and photographs with map symbols. It practice using this knowledge. is a great way to learn the most Is there assessment? The course is 6 hours and This course is not assessed; practical in nature, and you commonly used map symbols and following the training will be expected to join in help you progress with your map Young candidates will receive a with group discussions and certificate of attendance. activities. reading. To play the game go to In order to deliver a high quality Are there prerequisites? britishorienteering.org.uk/page/games Leader orienteering programme within your The only prerequisite is that you must Teaching What are the learning school British Orienteering recommends be over 16 years of age. It will be an Orienteering outcomes of the Award that teachers obtain training on how advantage although not essential if you Part 2 training? The Young Leader Award has to deliver orienteering in a progressive have knowledge of orienteering prior to the • Teach orienteering skills way that meets the requirements of the Who should attend been developed for 14-19 course. on small areas with clear appropriate National Curriculum. Teaching Orienteering year olds who want to develop boundaries that have been Part 2? and learn coaching skills. What is a person who has risk assessed as safe for the British Orienteering have developed a The training delivers the Aimed to fit in with the Junior attended a Teaching Orienteering level of participants involved. Sports Leader scheme the Teacher training pathway for schools knowledge, understanding Part 1 course trained to do? • Use your previous and outdoor education centres aimed and practical ability to teach award encourages participants to work with younger knowledge of planning at people who need to know the basics Introduce the basic skills of orienteering some of the advanced skills of children and to teach them the basics of orienteering. learning programmes to plan of Orienteering instruction but do not to beginners in a fun and exciting way on orienteering. People wishing programmes that include use wish to proceed to being assessed after areas that are safe such as school sites or to deliver GCSE syllabuses’ The course: of compass, scale, distance that training. There is progression into outdoor education centre grounds. You will for candidates from England, • Encourages pupils to assist as volunteers at local understanding, basic further UKCC coaching awards for those also be able to deliver simple competitions Wales and Northern Ireland or school events, whilst supervised by an adult contours and the techniques teachers that are interested. for participants. should attend Teaching • Enables pupils to practise and gain confidence in required for the relevant Orienteering Part 2. Candidates setting out and delivering coaching sessions external school examination. • Can be undertaken at school or as part of other Teaching What does Teaching Orienteering from Scotland will be shown the appropriate activities to • Deliver orienteering sessions youth initiatives Orienteering Part 1 Part 1 training involve? that achieve the outcomes of Spot the meet their own curriculum Difference • Provides pupils with a certificate and a coaching Who should attend Teaching On the course you will be provided with the learning programmes. qualification on completion of the course requirements. Orienteering Part 1? the knowledge you require to introduce the • Organise and deliver a range basic skills of orienteering and be given the of orienteering competitions. The training is aimed at teachers, youth Are there Course Details opportunity to discuss and practice using Spot the sector workers and people working in prerequisites? • The 6 hour delivery is flexible to meet local this knowledge. The course is 6 hours and Is there assessment? 10 items schools and outdoor centres. The training You must be over 16 years of requirements practical in nature and you will be expected This course is not assessed; delivers the knowledge, understanding age and have attended the that • Teachers holding the appropriate orienteering to join in with group discussions and following the training and practical ability to teach the basic Teaching Orienteering Part 1 training certificate are qualified to deliver the activities. candidates will receive a have skills of orienteering. Anyone over the age course or the former British course. certificate of attendance. of 16 may attend the course however the Orienteering Level 1 course. appeared What are the learning outcomes Candidates wishing to gain a Tutor Pack Orienteering Young Leader Award suitable of the training? for 14 – 19 year olds may better meet What is a person formal, assessed qualification The pack includes lesson plans, all resources, should talk to a tutor to identify young people’s needs. Attending Teaching • Introduce children to orienteering in a who has attended a candidate handouts and the registration fee. the most appropriate route for The tutor pack costs £40 (Inc P&P) from British Orienteering Part 1 is a prerequisite for safe environment Teaching Orienteering them to take. Orienteering. anybody wishing to deliver the Orienteering • Plan sessions which introduce the Part 2 trained to do? Young Leader Award or attend the British basic understanding of how to use Introduce a range of For further information Orienteering Teaching Orienteering Part 2 an orienteering map and include orienteering skills to children training. the following skills: map as a bird’s please email or adults in a fun and exciting eye view, importance of north, map [email protected]

06 Ozone Issue 29 Ozone Issue 29 07 JUNIOR PROFILE: Pippa Dakin Age: 15

Club: SYO Age started orienteering? 12

presents THE Do your parents orienteer? 2014 British They try!! Schools Pippa competing Why/where did you at BOC Orienteering start orienteering? Credit Wendy Carlyle The club was holding introductory Championships sessions at the local school, so we on Sunday 16th November 2014 went along to see what it was all Where is your at Temple Newsam, Leeds about. And the rest is history. favourite place to orienteer? A training event will be What do you enjoy about orienteering? I really enjoyed the sand-dune staged on Saturday 15th areas of the Scottish 6 days last 2014 in Adel Woods, I enjoy the aspect of having to find years. But any areas without Leeds. where to go at the same time as brambles and nettles are enjoyable running fast through the terrain. for me. Overnight accommodation in a school will be Do you have a available. What kind of coach? training do you do? Yes, Nick Lightfoot A Special Qualification I do running training about Race for ISF World Schools twice during the week and then Championships in 2015 If so, how has this orienteering most weekends. I also will take place on Saturday helped you? usually go for a swim to loosen off 15th November in Adel As my parents had no idea about after a weekend of racing. Woods. the sport, he has really helped by telling me which races to go to and What is your best Sponsored by has also helped significantly with result? the technical side of the sport. It would definitely have to be winning the JK 2014.

Please note that, under BSOA rules, Adel Woods and Temple Newsome What advice would are out-of-bounds for competitors, their parents, teachers and you give to people supervisors until the event. wanting to get into Harlequins Orienteering Club the GBR Team? presents tHE Get immersed in as much orienteering as you can; the more 2014 British Schools’ time with a map, the better you Score Orienteering will become. What do you enjoy Championships doing outside of Saturday 11th October 2014 orienteering? Arrow Valley Country Park, I enjoy baking and participating in Worcestershire school sports.

Sponsored by Congratulations to Pippa Dakin from Sheffield who will be making her GBR debut at the European Youth Orienteering Championships. www.britishorienteering.org.uk/page/ozone Those with a longish British Long Distance could now get to work on an would finish distinctly from seeds came in one after the memory will remember Championships area with vegetation flattened the others. The exception was other but it was Claire Ward, by the snow and stunted by Hector Haines in M21E who running down a class who A View from the the last British Ever since the early 80’s when Championships in the cold spring. Little did we had requested a very early conquered the forest ahead of much of Thrunton Wood had been know what a contrast this start. As younger and shorter the fancied Holly Orr taking Bottom! Alastair Macgregor (M70) Northumberland when a clear-felled there has been an year would bring: rain, rain and classes finished it became clear only 79.30 for the 9.5km wet day on the Simonside ambition in the North East to use more rain - and those who ran that people were spending course and achieving a mins/ Most orienteering course accounts are given hills turned into this special forest for orienteering will know the result; energy quite a lot of time in the km of 8.4, which would have by the top three finishers, who are fighting something more exciting again. A ground-breaking map sapping knee high bilberry and forest. As 12 noon came and shown many of the elite men a it out to be first. This is from the other end and daunting as the wind drawn by Graham Relf in 1975 a good smattering of chest- went there was still no sign of muddy pair of heels. of the list; a competitor fighting not to be rose and started to tug and a couple of events had high bracken, fortunately not Hector, one of the favourites. last. My first mistake was pre-entering M70L at marquee ropes and signposted its potential as one of fully formed. At last he was announced Looking back at the results (Course 16). When pre-entering I assume lots the best areas in Northumberland. at the final control at nearly few people had anything close of training before hand, whereas for entry a toilet tent was blown When NEOA was chosen to hold down with an unfortunate The Races 12.20, finishing in 109.16. to a perfect run judging by on the day I know I am unfit and choose a BOC2014 Thrunton was the adding the best splits. Where shorter course. inside - to skim over the Over 1100 competitors natural choice for the Individual A bit later the younger men’s they did their time was not entered across the age groups I left my wife at assembly with two Saturday detail. That was held in Championships. It happens to elite started to finish and in that far off the recommended and in the six colour coded the March. This time, adjoin another highly technical but M20E it was Aidan Smith of range. The younger classes papers to read and had a pleasant 50 minute coded courses up to Blue. The what a contrast! contrasting area called Callaly that OUOC in 74:40, running an were much less affected by the walk to the start with views of the Cheviots had been used quite regularly but impressive 7.5 m/km, who terrain as might be expected to the north. Now after over 30 years of More akin to the equally not for a while so it was decided finished almost 8 minutes having a high proportion of orienteering ranging from the scree slopes of memorable JK weekend of 2009, on to combine both areas into one clear of Joshua Dudley. Over track running. Conversely the Matterhorn to the local park, one assumes map that could be used for both the day, we had ideal weather with the same course (3) M18E was the older classes were much there is no terrain not previously experienced Individual and Relay Champs. sun and a warm breeze and high, closer with Dane Blomquist of more affected than the or a mistake that has not been made at least although occasionally threatening, But where do we park everyone BAOC heading William Rigg of usual allowance set down once. How wrong. clouds. The weather has been a key and where can we have a good LOC by 3 minutes but leading for course length against the component of running the event assembly area? With 18 months the rest of the field by over 10. M21s although the expertise First the terrain: Good solid footing with ever since it was added to the to go and not a lot of progress and fitness of Andy Hemsted no brashing or brambles and the areas of fight fixtures list. Originally allocated to the net was cast further afield In the women’s Elite LOC did (HOC) prevailed on M65L (rhododendron bushes) were clearly visible and and after several attempts it was late March to avoid nesting birds well in W18E taking 1st and taking the title by 9 minutes well mapped. It was a joy to navigate through, realised that a small area with a and potential clashes with sporting 3rd (Sarah Jones and Natalie from David May in 60:13 (10.4 with only minor errors made. However the area interests, the couple of very recent funny shape that NN had used seemed to be covered by a knee high green snowy winters and generally before, with a good map by Dave mist. This softened the contours and greatly unpredictable weather led to the Cauldwell, was actually full of core team lobbying for a change potential for a Relay competition slowed my progress. It gave the forest the of date to late spring when at - and thus the shape of BOC2014 look of something from A Midsummer Night’s BRITISH least there was a good chance we had crystallised. Dream, though the massive ancient tree with could all compete without getting its roots in the air was more like the witches LONG & RELAY exposure. This move forward also By June 2013 there was a good base coven from Macbeth. I have since discovered improved the chances of fairly dry map of essentially a brand-new the green effect was due to rapidly growing area produced by a team of four car parking fields - only a week bilberries. CHAMPIONSHIPS before it was touch and go that our experienced mappers led by Paul By Alasdair Wilson // PHOTOS Sally Pygott, WENDY CARLYLE & ROB LINES contingency plans would be needed. Taylor of CLOK. The four planners Next the mistake: Control 5 was at the foot of a massive crag approached up a steep slope. Towards the top of the slope I had to stop for a rest, during which I glanced at my watch. Imagine my worry when I worked out I had been out for 48 minutes to cover about 1 km of the course with 4.9 km still to go. I know time passes quickly when you are enjoying start list was populated with yourself (and when getting older!) but this Beadle) separated by Julie m/km). Hazel Dean (FVO) a good level of those who seemed ridiculous. At this rate I would be out Emerson of OD all running showed her class in W50L regularly appear at the top of close to 10mins/km. The rather winning by a clear margin in for another 4 hours. My wife would be left at the rankings in their age group small class of W20E was won 71:44 (11.8 m/km). the car for nearly 6 hours. Not conducive to so a real competition was in clearly by Zoe Harding of marital harmony. At which point I decide to prospect for titles of king or SROC on the same course (6) As 3 o’clock approached it go slowly up to control 5 and then retire. I queen of the forest. The Elite but a full minute/km faster. was clear that the prize-giving then stupidly went back down the slope I had classes were set off on their W21E gave the spectators a own blocks so that each class come up, not noticing I would have to make buzz of excitement as the top CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 the height back again to get to the finish. It is worth noticing that it still took me walking and jogging 75 minutes to get to the finish. At download my split time for Control 5 was 44 minutes, which I would estimate as 5 minutes after I looked at my watch and decided to retire. I was slow but not as ridiculously slow as I thought! Lessons learnt: (a) On retiring choose a good route back to the finish. BOC 2014 (b) Enter the short course in future. It is said BOC 2014 - Course 18 that true stupidity is repeating previous - Course 1 M75L, W35S, actions while expecting a different M21E W40S, W65L outcome. I suspect I am truly stupid.

18 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2014 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 19 British Champion would be delayed since there sun and scudding produced fast and furious racing, were still 6 or more M21E out in clouds with the some tight competition and an A local competitor’s viewpoint By Graham Gristwood the forest and until they came famous Cheviot enjoyable day by all accounts. Of Duncan Archer (CLOK) said, “I was very happy to finally lift through the first radio control it summit prominent course none of the day’s events the King of the Forest trophy after a was anyone’s race. Gradually the at due north. But would be possible without a great Having orienteered in the North number of attempts - I have silver medals contenders dropped to 4 with it was the view to deal of work from the core team of East since I was 10, I’m always very from 2006 and 2009. I thought that the Hector Haines still in top spot. the south that most volunteers, the many who helped proud and excited when major event was fantastic - really good tough Nick Barrable was running well people enjoyed more. on the weekend and the background events come our way. “Proud” Planner Rob McKenna work of the British Orienteering course and varied terrain that challenged looking for a podium position because for one of the smaller then Duncan Archer, the local and Organiser Paul staff over the last 2 years. regions, we have some good both mentally and physically. The North Taylor had set up an boy running down a class, sped Alex MacLennan, Recreation & terrain, experienced key officials, East clubs put on a great weekend and arena that allowed down the finish run-in only Public Affairs Manager (North East), luckily the weather was amazing too! spectators a clear and along with willing volunteers to miss heading Hector off Forestry Commission concludes, view of the scurrying everyone comes together to stage My race was good, although I lost a little by half a minute. Meanwhile “We were delighted to welcome orienteers as they left solid major events. “Excited” time at several controls. I was strong no news of Murray Strain but the national Championships into Graham Gristwood was looking the start more or less because whilst the terrain is physically, and I could push myself well the heart of Northumberland. I purposefully up and tough, having grown up here I feel good. Dave Scorah almost was impressed how well organised for the whole distance - which was an over the cropped grass dodged Chris Pooles radar as the event appeared to be. Events more comfortable in it than most important target for the race as part of of the common. More the commentator kept the such as these are key to the rural people, and relish the challenge of my preparations for the long distance importantly one could crowd up to date - a new leader. economy where the Forestry using that to my advantage! at the World Championships in Italy. I see one’s incoming Then it was all over as Graham Commission work closely with runner from 300 had company for quite a large part of Gristwood sailed down the finish Northumberland Tourism and metres away and I ran round Thrunton back in 2011 course. I aimed to stay focussed the race, catching Dave Schorah and to take the title with no chance partners to host key events all year if you were lucky when areas were being sought for and minimize mistakes. Although Nick Barrable among others, and that of Murray overtaking, having round. I am confident competitors with your parking BOC 2014, and was impressed by I hardly ever felt I was making fast helped me to push on the climbs and gone through the radio control and organisers will have realised space you could picnic the mature forest plateau. I’d also progress, I kept pushing knowing through the rough terrain. It was nice 10 minutes down. A fitting finale what a fantastic area this is where in front of your vehicle run events in Callaly, and knew of everyone would be finding it tiring to a worthy contest for King and some of the most diverse forests in to see Dave running so well in a tough and view much of the Queen of the Forest. England exist. We look forward to the detailed gullies and huge rock too. I got the positive feedback long distance to finish second, but it is a competition unfold hosting more orienteering events in formations. It was going to be a of overtaking a few others, then little disappointing how small the start looking over the many British Relay the near future.” tough, varied course, but having in the last few controls realised field was for the elite race only one year club tents that lined run well at the JK in M35, and Hector’s time was within reach, but before WOC in Scotland.” Championships - the run-in. Chesterhope Common another good result at the Northern a couple of small misses left me It is worth noting that Graham, has and Cragg Estate Eighteen classes were Champs, I decided to run down a 30s down. Graham Gristwood took achieved a mighty feat by becoming contested amongst class and go for M21E at the British. an excellent win with 102 minutes, Many thought that the view the British Long Champion as this win 250 teams starting and with Dave Schorah at 106 I from assembly at Thrunton with the Mini Relay, Hector Haines set the initial in M21E means that Graham now has was spectacular and scenic but was just nudged off the podium. A then the Men’s There were several classes where dropping to 4th by the end. benchmark at 109 minutes from the full set of British titles (Long, Middle, they were blown away by the shame, but a very satisfying result Premier and the M50s starting the lead changed hands on each an early start, so I knew it was Sprint and Night) and is the first British view from the Relay assembly all the same.” last. The biggest class was leg most notably on M60 where The event was the final one for going to be a full-on elite “classic” man to complete the set. He also won field, the border with Mixed Adhoc, with 40 teams, HOCstars moved from 14th to the UK Relay League 2014 and the the Open class at the British Relays with Scotland spread which was closely fought with 5th to 1st as Andy Hemsted win clinched the Men’s title for along the northern OD in 2003. the three top teams coming in with his second wonderful run Interlopers. In the Womens’ Premier horizon within a minute. At the other of the weekend outsprinted FVO’s consistency paid off after lit by a extreme W60 had 5 teams TVOTyphoons’ Alun Jones to win rising to 3rd though EUOC took the warm British Champion starting but only 2 finished by 2 seconds. British title after three strong runs cleanly and the winning time on each leg. Claire Ward said, of DVO was almost double the The Men’s Premier was not quite Information on the mapping and “I am delighted with the performance second place team, MDOC, so close with Interlopers ahead which nevertheless was proud from leg 2 but NOC improved planning of the event are ably that I gave at the British Long to receive their prizes in the from 11th to 3rd to take 2nd explained by Rob McKenna in his Championships. I recently download tent. place, with early leaders CLOK Planner’s comments on the website started working with Nick BOC2014.org.uk. Certainly it Lightfoot as a coach, and we used the Scottish Championships and British Championships to practice adjustments that he suggested to my orienteering technique. The result was a run that was much more accurate and confident than I have produced in the past, and the extra confidence in my navigation allowed me to push harder. 2013 was dominated by an achillies injury for me, but I have been pleased with how my rehabilitation has gone since the start of Results the year. Men’s British Long Championship Results Men’s British Relay Championship Results

Since the JK I have been able to work 1 Graham Gristwood FVO 102:49 1 91:56 INT Alex Carcas, Hector Haines, Murray Strain my way back towards full training, and I 2 Dave Schorah DEE 106:22 2 93:36 NOC Andrew Llewellyn, Richard Robinson, Peter Hodkinson am starting to see this paying off in the 3 Hector Haines INT 109:16 3 94:49 FVO Ross McLennan, Daniel Stansfield, Graham Gristwood forest. I knew the terrain would be tough, and the early finishers had been out for Women’s British Long Championship Results Women’s British Relay Championship Results a long time, but I felt strong throughout 1 Claire Ward (W35) ESOC 79:30 1 90:45 EUOC Kirstin Maxwell, Katie Reynolds, Charlotte Watson the race and thoroughly enjoyed the physical and mental challenge. Thanks to 2 Hollie Orr LOC 86:22 2 97:41 SYO Kim Baxter, Laura Daniel, Rachael Rothman all of those who were involved in staging 3 Charlotte Watson EUOC 90:23 3 106:10 FVO Hazel Dean, Janine Inman, Fiona Berrow such a successful championships.”

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By Craig Anthony From the Park to the Playground: Development Team Update Head of development We are working with three different types of outdoor centres to develop I’m excited to be writing my first article for Focus since joining British Orienteering in April. In my first the scheme to ensure that it caters Xplorer Schools Pack month or so in the role as Head of Development I’ve been getting to know the internal organisation and for a variety of centres that provide learning about the sport. As I move forward I hope to speak with more of you about your experiences orienteering. The different types of The Xplorer Welcome to the and passion for orienteering. centres we are working with include a schools pack is a residential centre represented by PGL, new and exciting Derbyshire Education Authority Centres; I’m pleased to say that I have joined through work and I’m sure there are Credit: Becky Lomas development Pack a team that has been exceedingly lots of other stories of how people Whitehall and Lea Green, and a small following the Resource Card 1 non-residential independent centre. proactive and determined in can first experience orienteering. success of Xplorer Funny Faces The Xplorer schools The pack includes a set of supporting packis a new and exciting resource cards including map templates, development following equipment and signage. The activities in ensuring that projects, for which we Equipment events (see www. the success of Community this pack are perfect to use as standalone Funny Faces map templates We will be seeking guidance and Xplorer events (see exercises within the curriculum, as a are funded by Sport England and What is important is that we work 4 hoops (to put the Funny Faces into) xplorer.org.uk). lunchtime activity or an after school club. Beanbags (5 blue, 4 green, 6 red, 7 yellow) www.xplorer.org.uk). If feedback from national organisations Used together they could provide the Sport Northern Ireland, will achieve to make that first experience, Cones (6 blue, 4 red, 4 green, 2 yellow) you want to introduce Quoits (6 red, 2 blue, 2 yellow) a sense of creativity and basis for a festival or a series of multi such as the National Association of Natalie Shaw adventure and get your skills stations. targets this year. Conor Fadian wherever it may come, as enjoyable Aim pupils active but in a safe Heads of Outdoor Education Centres, (Participation Manager) To introduce the idea of a map being a symbolised picture of the ground and enclosed environment has kindly provided a report from as possible. This is where the To understand the concept of a map, symbols and a key then our Xplorer Schools pack is perfect for you. the Institute for Outdoor Learning and is currently piloting the Getting Started NIOA about the activity raising the Development team’s efforts will be Xplorer Schools is a great way to Funny Faces is a fun creative activity using everyday equipment get children learning outside of the Outdoor Industry Association. We resources with a number Get out the equipment and set it up into piles. Put out extra if available to allow for profile and participation levels in focussed over the coming months mistakes the classroom. The Xplorer will also be looking to some of you who of schools and hopes to be Explain to the children the concept of the word ‘symbol’ Schools pack is a simple Northern Ireland, and in this section be that through Xplorer, outdoor Demonstrate using the equipment indicated and map key to create a Funny Face toolkit to enable delivery Arrange children into groups (preferably in pairs so they don’t have long to wait for a turn)of fun, active and are employed in the outdoor education in a position to launch the Each group is given a Funny Face map and the first child in each pair or group runs toeducational activity to I will update you on some of the education centres, club events Beauforttheir Park pile of equipment, selects a piece shown on their map, and then places it in the Birmingham your KS1 and lower KS2 sector to ensure we get a sport specific Xplorer Schools pack in time appropriate place in their Funny Face hoop pupils. The pack will achievements of the Development and activities, POCs, schools or The child runs back and hands the map to the next child who will add another piece enableof you to confidently equipment into their Funny Face hoop for September 2014. deliver Xplorer Schools viewpoint. The aim of this scheme is to Beaufort Park The activity continues until the Funny Face is completed (12 items) team in England over the past few other entry points not yet clearly Birmingham activities and sessions. If preferred, the pair can work as one unit throughout, in which case place the equipment encourage and facilitate the transfer of store hoop on the start line This will give your pupils the months and some of the areas we identified. We will be using the Pairs can swap over and try another Funny Face skills needed to progress to an | FUNNY FACES Xplorer event in their local park. Natalie says, | RESOURCE CARD 1 will be focusing on in the coming knowledge of the sport to ensure participants from outdoor education XPLORER SCHOOLS “Within Infant and Primary months. the experience through this wide centres to other orienteering experiences and into lifelong members of your clubs. Schools there is a fantastic We are currently in the variety of opportunities is as high opportunity to introduce basic a healthy mix of physical As Head of Development I am quality as possible. development stage but orienteering and the associated activity and decision making. hope the resource cards focussed on developing the sport physical skills in a fun and of orienteering and growing will be for the following Xplorer going from exciting manner to Key Stage At KS1 schools and teachers activities; participation and membership, to 1 (Year 1 -2, aged 5 - 7) and are keen to introduce a sense strength to strength • Funny Faces do this we need to understand the we are currently developing of creativity and adventure Clearly we see Xplorer as one of • Obstacle Challenge participant journey. If we are to an Xplorer Schools product and get their pupils active the ways that someone might get • Picture Maps encourage people to start or come which will hopefully be perfect but in a safe and enclosed into orienteering. For those who • Treasure Island back to orienteering then we need for this. environment and the Xplorer aren’t aware or may have forgotten, • Circle of friends to understand how you first got Clubmark is a nationally recognised Schools pack is perfect for that. Xplorer is a programme targeted Having worked in School Sport • Grid Challenge involved. My limited experience accreditation scheme for sports It will be a simple toolkit to at young families to encourage and consulted with various • Court Challenge - so far tells me that for some of clubs in England and there are similar enable delivery of fun, active them to get outside, explore a local individuals with a fantastic Templates and courses: you it’s a family thing, mum or schemes across the other parts of the and educational activity but park, find the markers and have amount of expertise (from Netball, Football, dad orienteered so you do too. For UK. Clubmark has helped orienteering without the need for a site map fun together. Aimed at people who the BSOA, clubs and coaches, Basketball, Badminton & some it’s an experience through a clubs to demonstrate they are well (which we hope they will then haven’t experienced orienteering school teachers and the wider Tennis uniformed group such as scouts, organised and governed and prompted progress onto for the older age before it gives young children the school sport partnership • Templates: Schoolhall, guides or cadets where you caught clubs to establish development plans. groups with the support and chance to use a simplified map Playground & Blank the bug. For others its school and Clubmark is a valued brand not just in mapping from their local clubs). (the grass is green for a reason) to Resource Card 1 a specific teacher who encouraged orienteering but across a larger group Funny Faces explore public spaces and get the The pack includes a set of Xplorer Schools and Pairs of children, you to try something new. Yet of sports based in England and parents each with a map Curriculum Application bug for navigational challenges. FUNNY resource cards including map FACE others might have got involved often look for the brand before joining 1 PILE OF EQUIPMENT templates (cones and courts), Children will love the FUNNY through an outdoor education a club. FACE Working together the team have 2 equipment and signage. The excitement of searching for

FUNNY centre with school, college or even FACE 3 activities in the pack will be secured 45 partners to deliver PILE OF markers and teachers will love Clubmark has been a part of my role EQUIPMENT FUNNY Xplorer over the summer months FACE perfect to use as standalone the fact that the activities be interested in taking the next step orienteering events. If you haven’t 4 in my previous jobs so I have a good exercises within curriculum and we are pleased that a Curriculum Application provided fit really well into be that doing a permanent course heard from one of the team yet understanding of the accreditation PE: Master basic movements including running Geography: Interpret sources of geographical information lessons or at an after school the Key Stage National significant number are Maths: Read and following a numerical order in their own time or coming to a you will do soon. Tom Brown has Art & Design: Create your own funny face maps scheme from a generic standpoint club. Used together they can Curriculum to enhance their returning from 2013. Progression club night or local event. been working with MDOC and and I really value the scheme as a way The 12 items in the Funny Face should be placed in the correct number order as shown on the map (item 1 to 12) provide the basis for a festival offer for example; PE (mastering This enables us to The 12 items should be placed in reverse order (item 12 to 1) the National Trust’s Lyme Park to of clubs continuing to improve and Nominate one of the pair to complete the odd numbers and one the even numbers Add a timed challenge to the activity or multi skills stations or basic movements including start to identify There is no limit to the imagination – so create your Living close to a park where Xplorer develop some introductory events deliver best practice. As such I think it’s own Funny Face maps and use different equipment or create a map for a as a filler for playground or running), Maths (reading and people who would larger space than just in a hoop! is being delivered I took Mia, my aimed at Xplorer participants important that British Orienteering’s lunchtime activities. following a numerical order), four year old daughter, to one and you can read an interview Clubmark scheme moves with the Geography (interpreting sources of the first events this year and with Sarah who went to the first times and reacts to changes in the way Are you a teacher and an of geographical information), was pleased to overhear that introductory event on page 24. we all perceive and interact with clubs. network), it is clear that orienteer? Natalie would really Art & Design (creating their the family in front of us traditional orienteering such love to hear from you for an own designs) and much more were back for year Outdoor Education We will be reviewing our Clubmark as score competitions, club led informal chat and get your including social and personal leagues or school games events two. This is great criteria and procedures alongside thoughts about the pack development. Centres do really well at providing for to hear as it tells us that a generic review being undertaken [email protected] Another way that people experience Year 5 & 6 and secondary age Tel 01629 734042 or people enjoy Xplorer to the extent by Sport England and will be using and get involved in orienteering is groups but at KS1 and lower Mob 07891091662 that they want to come back the national feedback to guide our through outdoor education centres. KS2 there is a huge need to months later and it’s this kind of review. We do not intend to alter the In order to encourage more people provide activities for pupils Funny Face engagement that we can use to Funny Face to make the transition British core of Clubmark and its minimum where sporting provision can Curly Cathy encourage people to their first standards, although some areas may Bald BenKey Orienteering are working with be limited.” BEAN BAG proper orienteering experience. gain additional clarification. Once this Funny FaceKey CONE a variety of outdoor education BEAN BAG 8 9 QUOIT 5 national review is completed we will What is the Xplorer Sad Sam CONE 4 centres and will be developing an 12 QUOIT 12 In year two a significant part of the be able to let you know more about Schools pack? 11 5 Key accreditation scheme to support Funny Face BEAN BAG 4 6 development team’s work will be what you need to do if your club needs CONE12 4 11 3 7 11 centres to deliver a high quality Xplorer is a fun navigational QUOIT 7 Happy Harry10 1 to link clubs to their local Xplorer reaccreditation. 5 2 10 challenge whether it is in a park 9 5 3 12 orienteering experience. 3 1 8 events and aid transition of Xplorer Key BEAN BAG 7 or the playground and involves CONE 2 2 6 QUOIT 6 10 2 participants into appropriate 1 9 1 3 8 8 11 9 10 7 4 6

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XPLORER SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT

How Orienteers are Start of the From Animal Markers to Legend-Derry getting involved City Sprint Dibbers – Transition is Key! Races with Xplorer The Xplorer 2014 season has begun; waves of families running around their local parks, map and answer sheet in hand, children sprinting to find the next Vicky Thornton from can definitely see the animal marker and families learning an interesting fact, or answering the MDOC has been assisting appeal – and not just multiple choice question together. with the Xplorer events because it’s fun for young

being held in Cheshire. families....it’s also free and The first month of the Xplorer season Credit: Becky Lomas She says, “I was initially convenient. has already seen over 1,600 participants interested in getting take part across the North West, North involved with Xplorer East, Yorkshire and East Midlands, working events with a view to towards a community participation target giving assistance with of 30,000 over the summer. mapping and creating the courses. However, Transition to club events I have also assisted Following a survey that went out to all Xplorer organisers pre participants who took part last year in and post event to ensure Xplorer events we know that at least participants have a 10% went on to participate in further successful and enjoyable orienteering events and activities. We experience. I see Xplorer have a continued aim to see 10% of as a great way to attract our Xplorer participants transition going to areas in the park you may not youngsters and adults into through to our clubs and therefore have been to before.” our sport and into my club creating opportunities and signposting MDOC. The first event I Sarah continued, “Orienteering is

Credit: Becky Lomas participants to the club opportunities is attended was at Tegg’s key. something I would love to be involved Nose and was run by the in and get my children interested in. ranger Martin James and Credit: Becky Lomas The Xplorer event provided me and my Cheshire East Council.” family with the first stepping stone to get involved and give me the confidence to NIOADevelopment Update What are your try a club event.” views and REPORT BY Conor Fadian experiences of What was MDOC’s At the Xplorer event, Sarah was recommended the Manchester and Xplorer events? rationale behind District Orienteering Club (MDOC) The summer has arrived in Northern Northern Ireland Orienteering Association to ensure these events run smoothly and From an orienteers the intro events? website www.mdoc.org.uk as her local has hosted the first three of six events efficiently. perspective, Xplorer keeps There is a lot to learn Ireland, with the 3 clubs within club. There she found details of their our association (Lagan Valley which make up the Northern Ireland the mapping, planning with orienteering even series of ‘Lyme Park Intro Events’, which Orienteers, North West Orienteering Colour Series. The Colour Series events British Orienteering and NIOA are currently and organisation involved before you get your map; are ideally suited for beginners and feature all colour courses from White to working on a Club Development Plan for as simple as possible and never mind learning to people new to orienteering. MDOC had Club and Fermanagh Orienteers) it is feasible for just one read it! There is the whole also been promoting these events to putting on a club event series which Brown and take quite a lot of organising 2013-2018 with the aim of securing funding person to be involved! registration process and Xplorer participants through leaflets and will target potential newcomers and planning. Each club has hosted their from Sport Northern Irelands Active Clubs It is an introduction to learning what all the postcards at Xplorer events. to the sport, as well as provide first event with FERMO holding the opening funding programme. The aim is for each of the use of basic maps to ‘bits and pieces’ are i.e. the experienced orienteer the event at Florence Court with 76 runners. the clubs to host a variety of community map, SI card, compass, find fun markers which Sarah said, “Even though it was quite opportunity to put in worthwhile LVO hosted 100 runners at Slievenagore and school sessions to introduce new leaves participants with control descriptions and daunting at first being the only non- practice leading into the autumn and NWO followed up with 97 runners at people to the clubs and increase a sense of achievement then there is the start orienteer at the event surrounded Somerset. A word of thanks must go to all membership. In essence, the project has and hopefully wanting to procedure, download etc. months. From Xplorer to club event by competitive orienteers in their those who have volunteered their time already begun with community projects do and learn more. From One Xplorer participant who has gear, the MDOC staff made me feel an experienced orienteers It was felt that for up and running in Gortin successfully made that transition is Sarah really welcome. They helped make the point of view, Xplorer newcomers to just turn and Carntogher in Harvey and her two children aged 11 & transition easier through explaining the does not incorporate all up at an event where conjunction with Outdoor 13. Sarah is from Poynton, Cheshire, a map and the dibbers, then offering to go the thrilling ingredients of everyone else, i.e. existing Recreation NI. small village near Stockport and is an to some of the control points to gradually competitive orienteering orienteers, all appear to active individual who loves to volunteer lead us into orienteering and hopefully as we know it and nor know what they are doing in the outdoors. This voluntary work has into future events and potentially These are exciting do the events have can be a bit daunting, seen her volunteer often at Lyme Park becoming an MDOC member.” times for Northern the same atmosphere, so the main concept of with school groups and other outside Irish Orienteering with quality of maps or finely intro events is for MDOC groups, becoming passionate about Louise Robbins, Greater Sport some exceptional tuned courses but that is members to take time to getting people active and healthy. Development Manager for Physical performances in the JK simply because Xplorer ‘show’ people the whole Activity delivers Lyme Park Xplorer never set out to provide procedure and to explain 2014 from some of our Sarah first heard about Xplorer through Events. Louise has been working in that level of challenge, to them what everything athletes, a successful her voluntary work at Lyme Park, which close partnership with MDOC staff excitement or competitive is for and actually take sprint-O weekend in is one of the Xplorer venues in the North and especially Sue Birkenshaw, who is achievement and nor does people to the start and set Derry City over the St. West (details of which can be found also a member of GMOA who run the it claim to do so. off with them if necessary Susan on www.xplorer.org.uk). She had no permanent courses around Manchester. Patrick’s Day weekend teaching them the basic Lambe (LVO) experience of Xplorer or orienteering Through the partnership with Louise and punching in in March, hosting next I personally see Xplorer skills. The rationale being before her first event at Lyme Park on the conversations the club had with the the JK 2014 year’s Irish Orienteering as a ‘stepping stone’ that more people may the 5th May, where she took part with Xplorer delivery partner, Sue and MDOC Sprint Event Championships, as well to the real thing and I be encouraged to try her two children and described Xplorer made readily available at all Xplorer as continued interest in believe that is how most our sport and to join our as “the perfect activity for me and my Lyme Park events the details of POCs orienteering at schools orienteers will perceive club if there was a more children”. She added, “Xplorer is great for in the area and also the series of Intro it. However having been welcoming (less scary) level. exploring the park with your family and Events that MDOC felt would attract new to an Xplorer event I approach! participants.

24 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2014 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 25 Report by Grahame Crawshaw, Ian Gilliver, John Britton (all MDOC) & Bob Nash (SROC) Photos by Dave Bryant

This year, we staged an extra clubs. To capture the views of NSL prizegiving event after the last participants who are not regular MDOC’s event in the NSL series. Scoring orienteers, MDOC invited a cross- had a twist to differentiate it section to comment on what NSL from the other events, and a provides for them. Here are some simple trophy was awarded extracts from their responses: Night Street League The NSL runners to the winner. Perpetual ‘Owl’ “I have orienteered locally for at the start trophies were awarded to the many years, and keep an eye on the Street orienteering is not a new phenomenon in the North West. SROC can trace its origins back to male/female winners of the NSL 1967, with the first Night Street League (NSL) taking place in 1985. MDOC’s Wednesday runners enjoyed In future, the demand for new maps • Handicap, with each person’s MDOC fixtures website. I noticed is likely to decline. 24 mapped areas gross score multiplied by from the Street League results occasional events in Glossop in the early 80s, and MDOC produced several hand-drawn A4 street maps would give us a sustainable 3 year their age/sex handicap factor, that some runners were taking for use in daylight events during the foot and mouth epidemic of 2001. The established format of SROC’s cycle of 8 events per series. applying values imported from part so thought I would give them NSL programme – 10 score events, at fortnightly intervals from late October to early March in a variety of SROC (e.g. M21s get a factor of a try. I have always liked studying venues – provided the inspiration for MDOC to introduce its own series in 2011-12. The unstinting support A canny scoring system 1.0, W45s get 1.28 and M60s maps and planning new routes and guidance offered by SROC’s series co-ordinator (Bob Nash), and the experience and enthusiasm of a So that each NSL event get 1.13). and footpaths to explore, and you get nice professional-looking committed group of MDOC “diehards” who had been attending the SROC events for many years were hugely offers a unique challenge, we encourage variety: in map A baseline score is required map which you can study at your influential in this decision. scale (typically 1:12,500); for each event. leisure to see how you could have number of controls (typically At SROC NSL events, the baseline improved your route. It’s also quite 50); points ranges (typically is the winning points score, and instructive to look at Routegadget What are the Key shows all the control circles, each aware of their provisional score hand-drawn versions, ‘Open 10 each of 10/20/30/40/50 or each individual’s score is expressed and see the ingenious routes of others.” Components of NSL? with a dot at its centre in order and penalties before they leave the Orienteering Map’, and detailed 20/30/40/50/60), and penalty rates as a percentage of this. A strength series Handicap competition, and to identify the control location event. OS data available through local • Simple event organisation (typically 1 point per 2 seconds, of this approach is that all events mementoes awarded to male/ “The MDOC NSL events encourage precisely. The waterproof question authority websites. • A good map, enabling detailed i.e. 30 points per minute) – the in the series are equivalent, i.e. the female top-scorers in the Gross disciplined and decisive navigation / answer sheet is separate. Each Immediately after the event, navigation in an urban area penalties encourage participants top score from every event is 100. score competition, and also to and running, picking a route to clue is brief but precise, enabling answer sheets are re-checked for Although a base map can be • Score event format, providing to get back on time, a useful safety However, an individual could have the leading male/female non- the next control and running hard participants to identify the control errors, and any problem control created easily using Open O-map, racing against the clock measure. equally good runs at two events orienteers. to get to it. I enjoy the combined site, solve the clue and move on sites and wrong answers identified it is seldom perfect, and newer • A canny scoring system and be awarded vastly different physical and intellectual challenge. as quickly as possible. There are for further investigation by the estates with numerous walkways • Après event social MDOC offers 40, 60 and 75 minute scores depending on whether an Après event social There’s also an addictive element, 2 key officials for each event: event team. The scores data is are often omitted. MDOC has runs at each event. 40 minutes is exceptional individual has turned • Attracting new people For many participants, the social as I always want to do another race the organiser / planner and the added to the spreadsheets to opted for precision, in order to give good for injured or must-get-away- out or not. side of NSL is one of its key to put right the mistakes I made checker. One of these is usually the produce provisional results showing each NSL event the feel of ‘proper quick folks; 60 minutes is most Simple event organisation attractions. in the last, and want to see what I mapper as well. They may share both Gross and Handicap scores orienteering’. Each map, typically popular; and 75 is really the most MDOC’s latest system avoids this Planning for each series of 8 can do if I run just a little bit harder. responsibility for mapping, event- and forwarded to the webmaster at a scale of 1:12,500, is traced in you can offer on an A4 map at the problem by using the average events begins roughly 6 months in Each NSL event is run either from I’ve tried to promote these events specific risk assessment, producing for uploading to the MDOC OCAD, and for the 2013-14 season usual of 1:12,500 scale, as speedy score of MDOC participants on the advance, when locations, mappers a pub or from a sports club where to other Harriers runners as a light safety notices and liaising with website. This is usually achieved we introduced a standardised competitors can cover 18-19km on night (excluding the lowest), as a and event teams are identified. food and drink can be provided. introduction to navigation.” the venue, but the planning and by breakfast time on the following symbol set and map format to a good night! baseline, and each individual gets We choose areas which have a With this format, after their run, checking roles are clearly separated day! provide high quality maps with a their percentage of that. About “The NSL gives me a more good road / track / path network the majority of participants stay so that an independent check on more consistent feel. The key objective of the scoring / 40% of the field in each event have interesting alternative to my and avoid crossing major roads behind for a chat, typically over handicapping system is to allow been MDOC - around 20 people - usual mid-week training run. The except at bridges and underpasses. a pint and a meal, discussing Each map is checked thoroughly for direct comparisons between so it is quite a significant and stable alternating Tuesday / Thursday Having identified a possible area, their choice of routes, successful accuracy, street by street, perhaps different duration courses, age and group. format, with the best 4 runs to we liaise with a suitable pub or and otherwise, commiserating “I’ve found the NSL events a very using Google satellite images and/ sex. count in the league, and a choice sports club to establish the venue over inappropriate route choice convenient way to learn about or Street View. Tracing and cross- Late runs by people who can’t of 40, 60 or 75 minute runs at each for the evening. Some planners and strategies, and learning from checking can take 20 hours. Two results sheets are produced: attend on the night are accepted, event works well for me.” checkers have contributed each orienteering, do some training each other’s experiences...and it • Gross, with the actual scores and scores uploaded to the results year, but NSL has also provided therefore attracts some people who “The results and league table and meet people involved in the Site visits are then undertaken competitors achieved on the spreadsheets. opportunities for new planners (and would never be seen at a club night. provide some friendly competition. sport and the club.” to identify map corrections and night; and The varied locations keep things mappers) to get involved. potential control sites. This can take As start times are interesting and all are within about 10 hours, even using a bike. reasonable travelling distance.” We then review the generic risk the planner’s control sites and the Following consultation on the A further 2 hours to plot everything concentrated in the assessment for the series, and question / answer sheets is always wrong answers (which often before the checker tours the area hour between 18:30 update it where necessary. We carried out. involves revisiting disputed control (about 4 hours) followed by further and 19:30, it means strictly enforce the wearing of a sites), the provisional results are fieldwork to revisit contentious that there is quite a hi-viz top, and under-16s can only On the night, the 2 event officials updated and cumulative league areas. The final preparations at happy hubbub in the participate alongside a nominated also run the Start and Finish tables are generated and uploaded. the computer, generating the bar for an hour or two adult. where we use SI timing to avoid competition maps and question from 19:30 onwards, arguments over penalties for late A Good map sheets, can add another 4 hours, before people drift We have tried to keep the away home. finishers! Map production has been the making perhaps 40 hours in total. organisation of individual events most time-consuming aspect of as simple as possible. O kites are Attracting new A registration team of 2 deals with the programme so far. As well as This process has enabled some “The pub meals at the end of not used, instead we use uniquely people entries, dibber hire, and sometimes, updating our 2 existing OCAD MDOC members to learn OCAD events are great for a beginner numbered items of street furniture depending on the venue, with street maps, we have mapped 18 skills, which can now be used to NSL attracts almost to meet club members and get as control sites: telegraph poles, BT food orders. They switch roles and new areas, using a variety of base update maps for NSL or other types as many participants insight from more experienced boxes, post boxes, fire hydrants etc. become answer sheet checkers map sources including previous of event. from running clubs orienteers.” The waterproof competition map later on – so that everyone is (L-R) Excerpt of an early NSL map and a current map sample as from orienteering

26 Orienteering Focus - Summer 2014 More People, More Places, More Podiums (MP3) 27 MAJOR EVENTS & LEAGUES UPDATE MAJOR EVENTS UPDATE REPORT BY STEVE WHITEHEAD By Sally Pygott, Major Events Manager York City Race PHOTOS BY WENDY CARLYLE As I write this I have nearly been • Trophy Recall & Prize Schedule- reflecting the value of these No long term contracts have The 14th annual York City event took place with British Orienteering one year JK & British Championships events which can attract up been signed with any trader or as usual on bank holiday Monday at the end and my role is still evolving around • Arena Layout advice to 3,500 participants at the JK caterer and I will be reviewing of May. This year the start and finish as well as the UK Orienteering League and • Trader agreements and subsequently a significant the process and outcomes assembly and registration were in the central Level A Partnership events; the JK • Street Trading License consent income to those who are later this year in order to modify square amidst the outdoor cafes and buskers. It’s and British Championship series. • Research: Economic present. In conjunction with Peter the process and build on the not surprising that each year we get new people During this time I have met with Assessment survey conducted Buckley (Commercial Manager), experience gained. joining the club as they see us while shopping...... the many volunteers involved by Northumbria University Staff instead of dictating the pitch All fees generated by trader and other clubs gain as tourists from all over the in organising these events. & Students at the BOC2014 fee per square metre, we sent pitches were put back into the country (and indeed the world) stop and ask They have made me feel very • Marketing/Promotion to: out an open tender bid to both event accounts to be split as per what’s going on. We give them a free map and, welcome and allowed me to Regional Tourism board, equipment/clothing and food the partnership agreement. if they’re into maps, they’re hooked! implement the following: Accommodation Associations, traders. The tender document Councils, Local Radio & was sent to all those who had Contracts/Agreements: 2 Newspapers previously attended the JK and • Entries, Start Time Allocation & Why are the British British Championships along with Results - JK New Documents: Championships event 1 a couple of other local food 9 • 3 year contract with • Cancellation, Curtailment & entry fees so high? traders who I had been told 8 SPORTident - 2014, 2015 & 2016 Refund Policy We are now half way through the year and with 11 out of the about and had been present at • Telemetry Solution: Radio • Cancellation Policy & The entry fees are a delicate 18 UK Orienteering League competitions complete here is an a large orienteering event the Controls - JK & British Procedure balancing act of trying to update on the results: previous year. Unfortunately a 7 Championships • Insurance Policy & Procedure forecast the budget of putting couple of the orienteering food • 3 year contract with GP on the event, with ever increasing 1st 2nd 3rd traders missed the submission Projects - 2014, 2015 & 2016 In the next few months I will be mapping, access costs, other M16 Samuel Fielding HH 276 Harrison McCartney OD 244 Matthew Fellbaum MDOC 241 deadline and therefore we • Merchandise - JK & British working on: logistics and certain aspects that W16 Louise Adams SYO 467 Pippa Dakin SYO 295 Abigail Mason MAROC 263 • Reinstating the Major Events weren’t able to consider them. Championships 2014 have to be provided at a Level A 10 M18 Michael Adams SYO 476 Rowan Capper EBOR 395 Michael Hallett BOK 303 • Front Runner, Profit to Events Conference event. This needs to be reviewed Bids were assessed on: 5 W18 Sarah Jones LOC 288 Eloise Wright CLOK 279 Helen Ockenden SROC 278 • British Orienteering Sprint and against the income generated • Commentators Chris Poole • Proof of Public Liability 6 M20 Andrew Lindsay ESOC 275 Joshua Cooper EBOR 246 Alex McCann MDOC 202 & Andy Monro - JK & British Middle Championships which is primarily through the Insurance W20 Zoe Harding SROC 299 Rhona McMillan MAROC 290 Frances Wright MAROC 233 • JK2014 survey results entry fees, by predicting the Championships 2014 • Food Hygiene Certificate • BOC2014 survey results numbers that will attend based M21 Joe Taunton NOC 388 Andrew Llewellyn NOC 195 Alexander Moore BKO 181 • Fire Risk Assessment This year I used a very “urban” style of planning Centralised Role Coordinating: • Finalising and publishing on the location and interest/ W21 Alice Leake SN 223 Kirstin Maxwell RR 216 Ruth Holmes SN 195 • Number of food vans they with lots of route choice, my favourite being my • Hire of: Marquees & furniture, accounts for JK2014 & complexity of terrain. All these M35 Geoffrey Ellis RAFO 430 Will Hensman FVO 286 Ray Ward ESOC 213 were able to provide homage to Venice. There are lots of possible Toilets, Trakway, Public Address BOC2014 factors have been taken into • Number of staff servicing each routes from 9 to 10 (round close to 1 or even W35 Janine Inman FVO 347 Anne Straube OD 336 Caroline Gay BOK 316 System, Pedestrian barriers consideration and in consultation Why weren’t the traditional food van close to 5 though that would be a mistake) but M40 Roger Goddard FVO 396 Andy Simpson OD 334 Jason Inman FVO 289 & Heras Fencing, Security, with the key organisers, in order food traders at the JK & BOC? • Range and variety of food the shortest involves crossing the same river 4 W40 Amanda Crawshaw EPOC 319 Emma Harrison EPOC 288 Natasha Conway AIRE 269 Inflatable Gantry for the event not to run at a I reviewed the process in which • Bid price times – ok not quite Venice but you know what M45 Jon Cross FVO 465 Richard Parkin DVO 357 Martin Ward SYO 327 • Equipment requirements loss. The table below is a quick from the National Office & traders were invited to the Major I mean. W45 Kate Charles WCOC 267 Dorte Torpe Hansen SLOW 262 Dawn Goddard FVO 221 We made our selection based comparison of the fees in 2013 transporting to/from the event Events and believed the current M50 Nicholas Lightfoot SYO 297 Quentin Harding SROC 294 Roger Thetford TVOC 277 on the information that was and 2014. The Aadland family visiting from Norway picked • Bespoke medal production pitch fees (£50 per day) weren’t provided. up 2 wins, a 3rd place and an 11th between W50 Susan Harding SROC 358 Liz Phillips OD 344 Janet Adams SYO 339 them and father and daughter Brian and M55 Keith Tonkin GO 308 John Embrey HOC 304 Mark Saunders BOK 298 Charlotte Ward both won their courses. W55 Jackie Hallett BOK 339 Ann Cranke CLOK 318 Karen Clark EBOR 294 Why isn’t British Orienteering paying for Trophy engraving? British Orienteering 2013 2014 Andy Kelly (AIRE) said about the race, ‘Great M60 John Britton MDOC 428 Steve Whitehead EBOR 369 Bill Hanley SYO 335 Back in November 2013, shortly after • Authorising payment of trophy Championships day out - one of the best York courses (as was W60 Stella Lewsley BL 343 Christine Kiddier GO 340 Judy Johnson BL 313 I started with British Orienteering I engraving claim and recording last year!)’. M65 Peter Gorvett SYO 397 Richard Towler LOC 329 Chris Rostron MDOC 314 reviewed the whole trophy, medal and against budget – Event Manager Night W65 Miriam Rosen SROC 377 Liz Godfree DVO 373 Hilary Palmer NOC 331 prize structure for the Major Partnership • Inputting on our finance software, If you enjoyed the race (or couldn’t make it Senior £14 £16 M70 Tom Edelsten CHIG 379 Peter Carey OD 323 Barrie Speake EBOR 303 Events. This was also prompted by coding and processing payment – this year) then this year’s White Rose features W70 Ruth Rhodes SO 369 Judith Goodair EPOC 307 Susan Marsden HH 242 the member of admin staff who led Finance manager Junior £7 £8 orienteering around the streets of Scarborough: on the trophy recall element being www.whiteroseweekend.org.uk M75 Jeremy Oldershaw SAX 281 Robin Campbell CHIG 276 Peter Leake LEI 225 made redundant. We have in excess • Preparing cheque and postal Sprint W75 Catherine Odell EBOR 344 Sue Birkinshaw MDOC 289 Hilary Simpson OD 245 You can view the courses on routegadget of 130 trophies for the JK and British envelope – Admin M80 David Parkin DVO 247 Philip Thompson EPOC 197 Brian Spoonley DEE 99 Senior £16 £17 £19 £17 £19 via www.eborienteers.org.uk Championship events being recalled • 2 signatures on cheques required – W80 Ursula Oxburgh WAOC 392 Eileen Bedwell CLOK 296 Barbara George NOR 100 Junior and presented each year and an Chief Exec plus one other £7.50 £8 £9 £7.50 £10 Course winners were as follows: M85 Andrew Beldowski WSX 98 Roy Malley NATO 50 Richard Arman WSX 50 average of £15 for engraving…I’ll • Post cheque – Admin Middle Women Senior: Charlotte Ward HALO W85 Pat Grenfell BOK 150 - - leave you to do the maths. It also • E-mail and acknowledge receipt of Men Senior: Leon Foster AIRE required 5 members of staff touching reclaim - Admin Senior £17 £19 £18 £20 Club SYO-4501 FVO-3438 OD-3435 Women Junior: Pippa Dakin SYO the trophy engraving reimbursement: League One would hope that as a winner of Junior £8 £9 £8 £10 Men Junior: Aidan Rigby CLOK one of the most prestigious trophies ** British Long Champs results to be uploaded • Recording trophy engraving Women Young Junior: Marie Aadland that you or your club would take pride Long claim against the trophy winners SAMNANGER IL (Norway) in engraving it, in order to maintain the Competitions still to come in the UKOL: spreadsheet – Admin Senior £19 £21 £25 £25 £30 history of the Champions in the sport. Men Young Junior: Felix Kirkby Independent 3 Aug Long Swindale, Shap NWOA Lakes 5 Days Day 1 Junior £10 £11 £13 £13 £15 Women Veteran: Ruth Ker CLARO 4 Aug Middle Simpson Ground, Newby Bridge NWOA Lakes 5 Days Day 2 I hope that my work will assist the volunteer organisers of next year’s JK and British 6 Sept Sprint Keele University POTOC British Sprint Championships Relay Men Veteran: Per Arne Aadland SAMNANGER Champs to put on the best possible British Orienteering Major Events in 2015. I know IL (Norway) 7 Sept Middle Brereton Spurs, Rugeley WCH British Middle Championships without their time, dedication and commitment these events wouldn’t happen. Senior £40 £49 £45 £51 Women Super Veteran: Jill Libby CLOK 11 Oct Urban Edinburgh SOA Race the Castles - Edinburgh Street Race If you would like to pose other questions for me to answer in the next addition of Focus Junior £20 £25 £24 £30 Men Super Veteran: Brian Ward HALO 12 Oct Urban Stirling SOA Race the Castles - Stirling Street Race in October then please e-mail me: [email protected] 2 Nov Long Kings Garn Gutter, New Forest, SOC November Classic Indicates phased fees Women Ultra Veteran: Sheila Carey OD Southampton Men Ultra Veteran: Mike Hampton OD

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